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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell defended the guidelines of diversity, equity and inclusion (dei) during one Pre-Super Bowl Lix Press conference with media members on Monday.
president Donald Trump Signed an executive order to end the programs in the White House in the entire federal government in the first few days.
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The NFL commissioner Roger Goodell speaks during a press conference on Monday, February 3, 2025, in New Orleans in front of the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Goodell was asked for the commitment of the league for diversity at the press conference.
“We dealt with diversity because we had the feeling that it was the right thing for the National Football League, and we will continue these efforts because we have not only convinced ourselves, we have proven that it did it Better, “said Goodell. “We are not there because it is a trend to get in or a trend to get out of it.
“Our efforts are of fundamental importance to win the best possible talent in the National Football League both up and out of the field, as I said before. We see it. We see how the National Football League benefits, and So I think we will continue these efforts.
Goodell said that the league efforts were a reflection of the league’s foundation.
“I think the basis for a campus of candidates who reflects our communities and to look at the kind of talent that exists there, and then they make the best decision about who is being hired,” he added.
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The NFL commissioner Roger Goodell speaks during a press conference on Monday, February 3, 2025, in New Orleans in front of the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs. (AP Photo/Matt York)
“As many of us, including the National Football League in our office, do this voluntarily at all levels because it benefits us. And I hear that from companies on a global basis. This is a very strong attitude practice that we also accept. “
In view of Trump’s efforts in the government, some companies have thrown their own initiatives back. Walmart, McDonald’s Amazon, Ford and Lowe’s are currently Some of these companies.
Goodell was asked whether there would be dismay between the league and its company sponsors if the companies would attribute the initiatives.
“We do not do any guidelines for our sponsors, companies or networks or partners with whom we have to do,” he said. “We have a lot of conversations about how important it is for us. We will obviously take everything into account … There are many companies that were bound by so-called changes in their diversity guidelines and have not been called directly. There are many conversations about it. “
Goodell said he had no time to think about his role in the NFL Diversity commitment But believed that the league did better.
“I am proud of this in this sense – I think or men or colored people – we make ourselves stronger and we do better if we have that,” he said.
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“I think it will have an enormous impact on this league for many, many years. We win in the field with the best talent and the best coaching, and I think the same is true from the field.”
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