Florida’s AG continues to toy with NFL over ‘minority’ hiring

By: Barrington Salmon

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: June 16, 2026

Words: 1,737

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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“I do see color, because I believe if you don’t see color, you can’t see racism.” — former New England Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo

Like Cervante’s Don Quixote de la Mancha, James Uthmeier has been on a crusade of late, tilting at the latest windmill — the National Football League — which he is pressing to abandon its Rooney Rule.

The Rooney Rule is a 23-year-old program named after the late Pittsburgh Steelers …

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