No matter, though. The Jaguars had complied with the Rooney Rule as of Thursday night and were free to make Coen their next coach. This does not make Shad Khan -- a Pakistani American who is the ...

The NFL adopted the rule named after late Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney in 2003. Under the policy, NFL teams were initially required to interview at least one or more diverse candidates for ...

It takes a lot of time to build a legacy—even Rome was not built in a day. The post Rooney Rule Founders Rip Into NFL Before Super Bowl as Patriots’ Mike Vrabel & Bears’ Ben Johnson Hiring ...

The Rooney Rule. The rule was established in 2003 to ensure that minority coaches, and especially African Americans, were being considered for high-level coaching positions.

Two original founders of the NFL's Rooney Rule told ESPN they agree with commissioner Roger Goodell that the league's efforts on diversity are bearing fruit, but they say there's more work to do.

New England Patriots violated Rooney Rule (Image Credit: Getty Images) The New England Patriots are in controversy again, this time, it’s about their hiring process for a new head coach. Mike ...

Super Bowl champion Ryan Clark blasted the New England Patriots on "Inside the NFL" for how they complied with the NFL's Rooney Rule when they hired Mike Vrabel.

Dallas Cowboys made mockery of Rooney Rule with Matt Eberflus hire Thankfully for Zimmer, he no longer has to worry about that. Zimmer is nearly 70 years old and the league has passed him by.

The NFL’s Rooney Rule is a worthy idea clumsily executed. Established in 2003 and tweaked in 2021, it requires teams to interview at least two minority candidates in person before they are ...

The NFL's Rooney Rule has been in place for more than 20 years as a way to help ensure that minority coaching candidates get a fair shot at jobs.. But as time has gone on it's increasingly become ...

When the Rooney Rule doesn’t work: the NFL’s terrible track record on diversity. A professor of sports management explores the underlying reasons there is just one Black head coach and one ...