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Jaguars turned a blind eye toward the Rooney Rule and the ugly side of Urban Meyer's coaching histor
https://sports.yahoo.com/what-rooney-rule-the-jaguars-found-the-right-white-guy-in-urban-meyer-who-has-famously-won-titles-while-condoning-violence-143003363.htmlYahoo Sports
Jaguars turned a blind eye toward the Rooney Rule and the ugly side of Urban Meyer's coaching history
Shalise Manza Young
Shalise Manza Young·Yahoo Sports Columnist
Mon, January 18, 2021, 9:30 AM
For months, the NFL has tried to convince us that it has come to the revelation that Black lives matter, and that increasing the number of coaches of color on sidelines is a priority.
For years, the NFL has tried to convince us that it understands the scourge that is domestic violence, and the importance of protecting women and children from abusers.
And yet we are seeing once again that no matter what the NFL says publicly — for our purposes, the NFL is the league office on tony Park Avenue in New York — the team owners will do whatever they want.
The Jacksonville Jaguars introduced their new head coach on Friday, Urban Meyer.
