The National Football League now has more coaches of color than ever, but it also puts potential coaches who are men of color through the wringer by setting them up ...

Did the New England Patriots violate the Rooney Rule in hiring Mike Vrabel? Uncover the controversy shaking up their hiring ...

The NFL's "Rooney Rule" mandates that NFL teams engaging in a head coaching search interview two minority candidates before ...

The NFL installed the Rooney Rule in 2003 with the best of intentions behind it. Within the last few years, the league has tweaked it multiple times to strengthen the instrument known across ...

However, the most headline-grabbing aspect is Flores’ challenge to the ‘Rooney Rule’ — a policy introduced in 2003 by then-Steelers owner Dan Rooney to promote fair opportunities for minority head ...

Ryan Clark, a one-time Super Bowl champion and current ESPN NFL analyst, ripped the New England Patriots for how they complied with the Rooney Rule during their head-coaching search. The NFL’s ...

The recruitment of Liam Coen by the Jaguars really does seem like a Coen brothers film. Beyond the impact of an unenforceable side deal that his new contract with the Buccaneers was contingent on Coen ...

Former Pittsburgh Steelers free safety Ryan Clark thinks the Rooney Rule has become a complete joke. That was made evident with the New England Patriots bringing in Pep Hamilton and Byron Leftwich ...