The league created the accelerator program in 2022 as an extension of the Rooney Rule to increase diversity among coaches and front office executives.

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Participants get an opportunity to connect with owners and team executives, and attend sessions designed to equip them for future interviews. The program was paused last year and now includes nonminority participants. Nearly half of this year’s group were white men, including Ulbrich.