The firings of two Black NFL coaches at the end of the 2024 season touched off widespread debate on whether minority coaches ...

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 ...

The Patriots hired Mike Vrabel as their next coach about a week after firing Jerod Mayo. The team interviewed Pep Hamilton and Byron Leftwich to comply with the Rooney Rule – all done before the ...

In searching for the successor to Jerod Mayo, the Patriots adhered to the NFL’s Rooney Rule — still, one former front office executive is less than satisfied with the mere checking of boxes.

Analyzing decisions made by NFL teams is inherently an exercise in asking to be cold takes roasted down the road. Whether ...

After firing a minority head coach in Jerod Mayo, just one season after ... but they also knew they had to adhere to the Rooney Rule. The Patriots wasted no time interviewing Pep Hamilton and ...

The year is 2022. The month, February. Two days ago, the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals punched their tickets to Super Bowl LVI. Matt Eberflus has just been hired as the Bears head coach, and ...

Graves claims the Patriots had Vrabel as their top choice from the moment they fired Jerod Mayo, their former head coach. While the team technically complied with the Rooney Rule by conducting ...

However, Graves indicated that Vrabel was the undisputed choice for the Patriots from the moment they fired Jerod Mayo ... not they went through a fair Rooney Rule process in hiring Mike Vrabel ...

“The entire football world knew Jerod Mayo was fired so Robert Kraft could hire Mike Vrabel. Vrabel is an excellent choice, but the hiring process made a complete mockery of the Rooney Rul ...

shortly after dismissing Jerod Mayo following the conclusion of the 2024 regular season. However, they garnered criticism for the way they conducted the hiring process involving the Rooney Rule ...