“So as a member of the Media Group and as a Black man I ask — why does the NFL and its owners have such a difficult time at the highest levels hiring Black people into decision-making positions?”
“We look at the same numbers,” Goodell said.
The commissioner went on to say his office works “really hard” and believes in diversity.
“We just have to do a better job,” Goodell said. “We have to look, is there another thing we can do to make sure we’re attracting the best talent here and making our league inclusive? If I had the answer right now, I would give it to you.”
Goodell went on to admit the league hasn’t lived up to its core values.
“What we have to do is to continue and find and look and step back and say, ‘We’re not doing a good enough job here,’ ” Goodell said. “We need to find better solutions and better outcomes, so let’s find more effective policies, let’s make sure everyone understands. Let’s make sure we’re looking at diversity and actually incentivizing that for everybody in our building, including with compensation.”
