“I had really no concerns coming in into all the work that had been done to make sure that we left no stone unturned.”A group text is a lifeline. expanded the Rooney Rule — the mandate that forces teams to interview minority candidates for leadership positions — to include women. Three years ago, Raîche and Ameena Soliman, the Eagles’ director of personnel operations, started a group text through the messaging service WhatsApp to connect women in the N.F.L. They use the message chain to post jobs, celebrate promotions and ask questions about the dress code at certain events. The chat has ballooned to 129 people, including women in various non-coaching roles, as of August.

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Persons: Raîche, Andrew Berry, Watson, Berry, “, ” Raîche, Rooney, —, Ameena Soliman Organizations: Eagles, Football Forum