FIRST ON FOX: Florida’s chief law enforcement officer announced Wednesday he will warn NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell that the NFL’s longstanding "Rooney Rule" mandating interviews for minority and ethnically diverse candidates is illegal in the Sunshine State.The rule, named for late Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney, who chaired the NFL’s Diversity Committee, went into effect in 2003 after Black coaches Tony Dungy and Dennis Green were fired the previous season despite strong win-loss records.Attorney General James Uthmeier’s state hosts three teams — the Jacksonville Jaguars, Tampa Bay B...
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