rote , ▁with ▁John nie ▁L . ▁C och ran ▁Jr ., ▁a ▁report ▁titled ▁Black ▁Co aches ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Football ▁League : ▁Super ior ▁Performance , ▁In fer ior ▁O pport un ities . ▁In ▁response , ▁the ▁NFL ▁adopted ▁the ▁Ro oney ▁Rule . ▁N amed ▁after ▁Pitts burgh ▁Ste el ers ’ ▁owner ▁Dan ▁Ro oney , ▁the ▁rule ▁requires ▁that ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁minor ity ▁candidate ▁be ▁interview ed ▁for ▁the ▁positions ▁of ▁head ▁coach ▁or ▁general ▁manager . ▁Me h ri ’ s ▁work ▁with ▁the ▁NFL ▁formed ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁the ▁book , ▁Ad van cing ▁the ▁Ball : ▁Race , ▁Re formation , ▁and ▁the ▁Qu est ▁for ▁Equ al ▁Co aching ▁O pport unity ▁in ▁the ▁NFL , ▁by ▁N . ▁Jer emi ▁Dur u . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁English ▁Football ▁League ▁adapted ▁the ▁Ro oney ▁Rule ▁for ▁professional ▁s occer ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁ ▁Other ▁entities ▁that ▁have ▁implemented ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁rule ▁include ▁the ▁cities ▁of ▁Port land ▁and ▁Pitts burgh , ▁and ▁the ▁companies ▁X ero x , ▁Intel , ▁Facebook , ▁P inter est , ▁and ▁Amazon . ▁ ▁The ▁Fritz ▁Pol l ard ▁Alliance ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Me h ri ▁c of ounded ▁the ▁Fritz ▁Pol l ard ▁Alliance , ▁a ▁non pro fit ▁dedicated ▁to ▁divers ity ▁in ▁the ▁NFL . ▁This ▁aff inity ▁group ▁helps ▁minor ities ▁secure ▁off - the - field ▁leadership ▁positions