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Better access. Deeper insight. Your teams. 3:15 PM EST 31 What are the biggest takeaways from this report?Lindsay Jones, NFL senior writer: In addition to the items reported above, the data included in the report about who was interviewed for coordinator positions in 2021 compared to 2020 was interesting. There was a significant increase in the number of diverse candidates interviewed for and hired into offensive, defensive and special teams coordinator jobs this year. Thirteen different minority candidates interviewed 19 times for open offensive coordinator jobs (34 percent), with three hires. While head coaching diversity numbers are still lagging, this is a sign of progress for the head coaching pipeline.What about Eric Bieniemy?Jones: The Chiefs offensive coordinator has become the face of the NFL's diversity coaching issue — even though he didn't want to be — with the league's D+I report showing why. All seven teams with coaching vacancies requested an interview with Bieniemy in 2021 (earlier this year, Andy Reid said Bieniemy did not interview with the Eagles), but he received zero job offers. A year ago, Bieniemy interviewed for three of the five vacancies without an offer. Earlier this month, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said he intended to speak with teams who hired coaches this year, as well as with successful and unsuccessful job candidates, to understand more about who was hired and who was not and why. Bieniemy will certainly be part of that process.What the NFL is doing to improve diversityMike Sando, NFL senior writer: Beyond the initiatives everyone knows about, this report makes clear that the league is shining light upon aspects of hiring that previously only media or academics would have investigated. For example, the league disclosed the connections between agents and various front-office personnel, the implication being that these connections must be scrutinized so that agents aren't steering the process. Creating awareness is a huge part of legitimizing the process.(Photo of Bill Belichick and son Steve: Matthew J. Lee / The Boston Globe via Getty Images) BackstoryMore Headlines&nbsp; BackstoryMore Headlines

Better access. Deeper insight. Your teams. 3:15 PM EST 31 What are the biggest takeaways from this report?Lindsay Jones, NFL senior writer: In addition to the items reported above, the data included in the report about who was interviewed for coordinator positions in 2021 compared to 2020 was interesting. There was a significant increase in the number of diverse candidates interviewed for and hired into offensive, defensive and special teams coordinator jobs this year. Thirteen different minority candidates interviewed 19 times for open offensive coordinator jobs (34 percent), with three...

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