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 thing about the Rooney Rule is, it doesn't matter how you get in the room," George said. "Whether it's through the front door, backdoor, side door, window or the roof − if I get in the room ...

For coaching candidates, it can be worthwhile to take an interview just to have the experience of a high-profile meeting with NFL decision-makers, and to have their names mentioned as a candidate ...

Bears coaching candidate Eddie George says interview was legitimate, not merely to satisfy Rooney Rule George asked the Bears up front whether this was simply to fulfill the Rooney Rule ...

The Rooney Rule was implemented in good faith, but it’s been often criticized over the last 20 years. As Clark mentioned, a lot of Black coaches have felt like they were just a token interview ...

So the Cowboys - who needed to clear up the issue of the Rooney Rule before making the Eberflus move official - likely kill two birds with one interview assuming Curtis is added to the staff.

Jim Rooney, the son of Rooney Rule namesake Dan Rooney, discusses the diversity-promoting rule with American University professor and sports-law expert Jeremi Duru at a public event April 17.

The NFL has expanded the Rooney Rule again, this time to include quarterbacks coaches in a further effort to diversify the coaching ranks. The change was announced Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at the ...

Official documents recommend recruiters use the Rooney Rule, a policy from American football saying applicants of ethnic minorities must be shortlisted for interviews (pictured, file photo).

The “Rooney Rule” requires NFL teams to consider at least one minority candidate before making an offer to a head coaching candidate. The team officially hired Gruden on Jan. 6.

Rooney Rule or not, Eddie George believes Chicago Bears were serious about hiring him mike organ, nashville tennessean Thu, Jan 30, 2025 · 4 min read ...

To the contrary, Bears President and CEO Kevin Warren says the interview with George was exactly how the Rooney Rule is supposed to work. At the time of his interview with the Bears, George was ...