NFL’s staffing diversity effort ‘unacceptable,’ Roger Goodell says

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The National Football League‘s commissioner said Saturday that efforts to promote diversity in hiring have been subpar in light of a lawsuit filed this week alleging racial discrimination in the league’s hiring process.

Commissioner Roger Goodell said that while the league has made “significant progress” in addressing discrimination, which is “contrary to the NFL’s values,” the hiring process has been “unacceptable.”

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