President Donald Trump has made it clear that he intends to stay very close with the NFL during his presidency. The 47th President of the United States has stayed up to date with the league’s rules, outcomes, and player movements over the years. In fact, when he attended the Super Bowl between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles, he became the first sitting President to ever attend the biggest game of the year.
However, that doesn’t mean the league will always listen to the commander in chief.
Feb 9, 2025; New Orleans, LA, USA; President Donald Trump leaves the field after participating in a meet and greet with the honorary coin toss participants including family members of the victims from the terrorist attack, members of the New Orleans Police Department, and emergency personnel before Super Bowl LIX between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs at Ceasars Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images
Feb 9, 2025; New Orleans, LA, USA; President Donald Trump leaves the field after participating in a meet and greet with the honorary coin toss participants including family members of the victims from the terrorist attack, members of the New Orleans Police Department, and emergency personnel before Super Bowl LIX between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs at Ceasars Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images
NFL Won’t Listen To Rule Change Suggestion By One Of Trump’s Biggest Supporters
Commissioner Roger Goodell had a short and sweet answer in response to a letter they received from Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier. Uthmeier demanded that the league make changes to their “Rooney Rule” which requires NFL owners to interview minority coaches before selecting a candidate. The rule was first established in 2003. Here was his response:
“No,” Goodell said. “The Rooney Rule has been around a long time. We’ve evolved it and changed it. We’ll continue to do that if circumstances warrant.”
“One thing that doesn’t change is our values and we believe in diversity and its benefit to the National Football League,” Goodell said. “We are well aware of the laws and where the laws are changing and evolving.
We think the Rooney Rule is consistent with those and we certainly will engage with the Florida AG or anybody else as we have in the past to talk about our policies.”
This comes after Uthmeier released this statement about the league needing to abolish the rule:
“We’re demanding the NFL suspend the Rooney Rule, and failure to do so may result in enforcement actions against the league for race-based discrimination,” Uthmeier said. “NFL teams and their fans don’t care about the race of the coaching staff.
They want a merit-based system that gives their team the best chance to win.”
Here is the video of the demand to change the rule:
Professional sports are a visible example of a merit-based system, but through the Rooney Rule, the NFL requires its teams to use race-based hiring practices.
We are putting Commissioner Roger Goodell on notice: the Rooney Rule violates Florida law, and it must stop. pic.twitter.com/g8La6TzUZw
— Attorney General James Uthmeier (@AGJamesUthmeier) March 25, 2026
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