The commissioner added that the league's record on hiring minority coaches has been 'unacceptable.'
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell told teams Saturday that the league will look to bolster policies meant to encourage hiring of minorities, particularly as head coaches, and he pledged an investigation into tanking allegations raised by Brian Flores in his discrimination lawsuit against the NFL.
In a statement, Flores' attorneys said while Goodell's statement appears a positive first step in confronting systemic racism in the league,"we suspect that is it more of a public relations ploy than real commitment to change."
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