Bowles: NFL's Hiring System 'Broken'

0:00On March 30, Tampa Bay Buccaneer's head coach Todd Bowles spoke out this week about the NFL's head coaching hires. He's one of just three black head coaches in the league right now. Last off season saw 10 openings, but none went to black candidates and only one to a person of color. Bowles pointed to the Rooney rule, which requires teams to interview minority candidates. He says some of those talks feel like mere checkboxes, and he's experienced that himself multiple times in his career. Over the years, Bowles interviewed for jobs with teams like the Jets, where he got the gig in 2015 and later spots with the dolphins, Vikings, Falcons, and others that passed him over. Now with the Bucks after his Jets stint, he sees the pattern continuing. Take Denver's Vance Joseph, another strong defensive coordinator who's rebuilt his rep, but got no head coaching shot to cycle. Bowles called it unbelievable, saying the guy's success demands another chance. Things broken in this system, and Bowles wants it fixed for real, dismissing ideas that

1:00is just about assistant roles. The league needs to own up and make changes that stick. I'm Cory with the story, and you've been listening to NFL News today, AI Powered Football