Reese the GM in Giant step NFL front offices were still mostly white when Jerry Reese joined the NFL as a scout in 1994… twelve years later, the 43-year-old Reese was introduced as the first African-American general manager in the 82-year history of the Giants.
Ralph Vacchiano, N.Y. Daily News
January 17, 2007
Rooney Rule helping minority coaching candidates In a Dec. 19 meeting that took place at the NFL's main office in New York, the names of 10 or 11 minorities identified as viable candidates for head coaching jobs were submitted to a group that included Steelers chairman Dan Rooney.
Scott Brown, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
January 11, 2007
Carson has a message Hall of Fame middle linebacker Harry Carson read about Wayne Hulzenga saying that he would welcome suggestions from anyone with viable ideas on replacing Nick Saban as the next coach of the Dolphins.
Leonard Shapiro, The Miami Herald
January 07, 2007
NFL gaining in minority hires In the four years since former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue formed a committee to address NFL minority hiring practices, the league Wednesday pointed to significant progress in its coaching ranks.
Mark Curnutte, The Cincinnati Enquirer
December 14, 2006
Advocate: Law Could Be 'Catalyst' An attorney prominent in minority-hiring initiatives in the NFL sees Title VII as a potentially effective tool in efforts to increase the number of black head coaches in major-college football.
