Rooney Rule changes & how the NFL expects more positive COVID cases

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🗓️ 20 May 2020

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Some momentous changes to the NFL's diversity and inclusion policies were made on Tuesday afternoon via a digital meeting with owners, but before discussing that, Terez Paylor & Charles Robinson open today's podcast discussing the news of LeBron James' brief dalliance with the Cowboys. What position should the future NBA hall-of-famer have played and why aren't there more examples of basketball players making the leap to football? (0:30)Paylor and Robinson break down the newest revisions to the NFL's Rooney Rule and declare that the biggest change got the least amount of headlines: teams are no longer able to block other franchises from interviewing their three coordinator positions. Our experts argue a new era of headhunting and poaching in the coaching and front office ranks could be in store. (9:30)Later in the show, Charles and Terez break down from comments from league officials on Tuesday regarding the Coronavirus pandemic hint that the league is very prepared to press forward with the 2020 season with the expectation that some staff and players will test positive. (29:30)In other social distancing news, Tom Brady conducted a secret practice in Tampa with Mike Evans, O.J. Howard and Cameron Brate, proving he'll do whatever's necessary to get in reps with his new teammates. (35:40) Lastly, our experts provide an update on the charges facing Giants CB Deandre Baker and Seahawks CB Quinton Dunbar and stress the importance of good legal representation. (42:10)Stay up to date with the latest NFL news and coverage from Yahoo Sports on Twitter @YahooSportsNFL.Follow Charles @CharlesRobinsonFollow Terez @TerezPaylorTag your questions for the guys on Twitter with #YahooNFLPodcastCheck out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at https://apple.co/2Abi8jk or at yahoosports.com/podcasts See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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0:00.0	Yes, yes sir, welcome to the Yahoo Sports NFL Podcast. I'm Yahoo Senior
0:15.2	NFL reporter Terres Paler, who are my main man and fellow senior
0:18.1	NFL reporter Charles Robinson. Hey and Charles, if LeBron James did sign that contract with the Dallas Cowboys back in the day,
0:26.7	what position would he have played and how dope would he have been?
0:30.0	See, I don't, I don't, he's, LeBron's a great athlete, but I don't buy don't he's a LeBron's a great athlete but I don't buy the if you believe in
0:35.7	NFL comps I mean he's a tight end right I mean like there's no there's name me a six nine
0:41.6	player who's not an offensive tackle who's been a good
0:44.0	NFL player zero it's zero yeah there's no six unless he's a defensive end or I mean
0:50.7	and even find a defensive end who's six nine and has been the elite level player.
0:54.6	I'm not saying that I mean LeBron's all world so it's like could he be the exception
0:58.8	sure he could be the exception but this idea that he would be this monumental unbelievable wide receiver.
1:05.0	Come on, I don't buy that.
1:07.0	I don't think he would have played wide receiver traditionally.
1:09.0	Think of this.
1:10.0	He basically would have been a way better way more rocked up
1:16.0	way more athletic Mike Gisicki slot tight in tight right. Right. He's never going he ain't know here's what he's not going
1:23.8	do he ain't never gonna sit down there with his hand in the dirt that's not
1:27.9	happening right that's not happening and if you want proof of that Charles I thought I thought you were going to say you weren't in on it for one reason, for one example.
1:37.0	And it just struck me, you might not have seen this.
1:40.0	Dreymon Green, practiced with Michigan State
1:44.5	after he got to the NFL.
1:46.8	I saw the clips of this.
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