US EditionNFL pauses accelerator program aimed at increasing diverse hirings
- The NFL paused its accelerator program for diverse coaching and front office candidates, canceling the spring 2025 meeting in Minnesota.
- The league decided to reimagine the program, combining coaching and front office components based on feedback and stakeholder engagement.
- The accelerator program started in 2022 to increase diversity, facilitating networking between candidates and team owners through five events so far.
- NFL executive Dasha Smith said the revamped program will return at the May 2026 league meetings to strengthen the talent pipeline and reflect fan diversity.
- The NFL remains committed to diversity, with seven minority head coaches currently and Commissioner Goodell affirming that these efforts make the league better.
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NFL cancels DEI event, yet still makes ridiculous diversity statement about its fans and hiring women
he NFL canceled an upcoming diversity-related event, but reaffirmed its commitment to progressive ideology. Since 2022, the NFL's Accelerator Program has been connecting team executives and owners with coaching talent from select ethnicities to fulfill its goal of interviewing non-white male candidates for coaching and front-office vacancies.
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NFL pauses accelerator program aimed at increasing diverse hirings
The NFL will not hold its accelerator program aimed at increasing diversity among coaches at the upcoming spring meetings as the league plans to make changes to the program before bringing it back next year.
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NFL cancels accelerator program, aims to revamp for May 2026
The NFL has canceled its accelerator program, designed to promote diversity hiring practices for head coaches and front office positions, citing a need for improvements.
NFL Puts Brakes On DEI Accelerator Program After Obvious Failings
The NFL's Accelerator Program, a DEI exercise that gave minorities and women more exposure to the league's owners than their white male counterparts, was a failure. The league is reluctantly admitting that now.The acknowledgment came implicitly Tuesday amid the news that the 2025 version of the Accelerator Program is being canceled. So the May session, originally scheduled for next week for minority and women coaches, and the December session fo…
NFL Reportedly Makes Decision On Minority Coach Program
Meet The Wife Of NFL Reporter Ian Rapoport (1:22) The NFL appears to be pumping the brakes on one of its recent inclusion initiatives.Since 2022, the league has held its accelerator program alongside its annual spring meetings in an effort to create equal opportunities for up-and-coming minority coaches rising through the ranks. However according to Yahoo's Jori Epstein, that won't be taking place this year.Per the senior National Football Leagu…
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