The original Rooney Rule, coming up on its 21st year in the league, dictated that all NFL teams must interview at least one minority candidate for head coaching openings.

Much like every year at this time, the coaching carousel has begun spinning in the NFL, and with that comes the need for a discussion on the Rooney Rule. The Rooney Rule has been in place since ...

For that to happen, the owners would have to write the rule into the NFL Constitution, which wasn’t the case with the Rooney Rule. In turn, there is little the league office can do to invoke change.

The NFL installed the Rooney Rule in 2003 with the best of intentions behind it. Within the last few years, ...

The Rooney Rule is ineffective as a tool to promote diversity in the NFL. Because the problem is not in the NFL. The owners’ boxes don’t have the “Whites Only” signs hanging on their door ...

Thus the Rooney Rule was implemented. Initially, it required that all NFL teams must interview at least one minority candidate for head coaching openings. Since its inception, the rule has ...

The NFL's Rooney Rule turns 20 years old in 2003. Let's look at how effective it has been at forcing football teams to interview external minority candidates to fill prominent positions.

With the coaching carousel in full swing, it is important to remember one of the most important components NFL teams must consider during their coaching searches: the Rooney Rule.. The rule was ...

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 ...

Back in 2003, thanks — in part — to some public pressure from a high-powered lawyer named Johnnie Cochran, the NFL adopted the "Rooney Rule" to remedy this problem.

DeMaurice Smith, outgoing executive director of NFL Players Association, wants to end the Rooney Rule. The only issue: His plan won't work.

From Amazon to the New York Police Department, the NFL's Rooney Rule was adopted by some of the country's most powerful entities. But on its own, it's rarely effective.