The Rooney Rule Was Well-Intentioned, But It Was Never Going To Work
The National Football League now has more coaches of color than ever, but it also puts potential coaches who are men of color ...
Rooney Rule runs its course: This year's coaching cycle further exposes flaws in NFL rule meant for equity
CBS Sports NFL Insider Jonathan Jones says a well-intended rule is no longer useful as teams find ways to skirt it ...
Bears say Rooney Rule is working, but NFL must make it better
The NFL’s Rooney Rule is a worthy idea clumsily executed. Established in 2003 and tweaked in 2021, it requires teams to ...
Jaguars' secrecy about Liam Coen plans could have helped them satisfy Rooney Rule: report
On Friday, the Jacksonville Jaguars announced Liam Coen would be their new head coach. The path to get there, though, was far ...
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Will 49ers get draft picks if they lose Robert Saleh again?
There’s an interesting wrinkle to the San Francisco 49ers’ re-acquisition of defensive coordinator Robert Saleh. While ...
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Why Detroit Lions get 2 draft picks for losing Aaron Glenn to New York Jets
Under changes to the NFL's Rooney Rule adopted in November 2020, teams that lose minority assistants to head-coaching ...
NFL Conference Championship Winners and Losers: Chiefs, Eagles Set Up Ideal Super Bowl
Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid kept Kansas City’s pursuit of a three-peat alive, while Saquon Barkley made his first title ...
Grading every 2025 NFL coaching hire: Bears get high marks for Ben Johnson, Cowboys barely pass muster
Analyzing decisions made by NFL teams is inherently an exercise in asking to be cold takes roasted down the road. Whether ...
Cowboys Plan On Matt Eberflus Hire Amid Rooney Rule Interview Update
Not only does it work for the Rooney Rule, it also makes sense that Matt Eberflus will want Andre Curtis here to oversee his ...
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Former Steelers Safety Ryan Clark Thinks Rooney Rule Has Become a Mockery
Former Pittsburgh Steelers free safety Ryan Clark thinks the Rooney Rule has become a complete joke. That was made evident ...
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What Is The Rooney Rule? Everything To Know About New England Patriots’ Violating It
Did the New England Patriots violate the Rooney Rule in hiring Mike Vrabel? Uncover the controversy shaking up their hiring ...
Sure sounds like Cowboys made mockery of Rooney Rule with looming Matt Eberflus hire
The Rooney Rule was meant to increase the number of minority interviews – and thus actual opportunity for those coaches – in the NFL. In many ways it has achiev ...