The subpoenas allow Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier to keep pressure on the NFL after he previously gave the league a May 1 deadline to scrap the Rooney Rule and other diversity hiring protocols.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier commended the NFL for altering the Rooney Rule language on its website after receiving his initial warning letter in March but added the revisions raise more questions.

Florida's attorney general continues to harass The Shield over the Rooney Rule and other diversity-related initiatives. James Uthmeier posted on Twitter his most recent letter to the league. The letter attached an "investigative subpoena,

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said he sent a subpoena to the National Football League over its flagship employment diversity policy after the organization refused his demand to drop it.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, who in March threatened potential civil action against the NFL over the Rooney Rule, said Wednesday that he has issued an investigative subpoena to the league.

Florida's attorney general issues subpoena to the NFL, demanding records on the Rooney Rule, DEI programs and diversity hiring practices by June 12.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier subpoenaed the NFL on Wednesday after the league failed to provide a satisfactory response to the Republican official’s concerns about diversity hiring practices.

Florida’s subpoena targeted the NFL’s “Rooney Rule,” which requires teams to interview at least two people of color or women for top coaching positions.