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Is Rooney Rule ready for reform? Why ex-NFLPA director says change could take decades.
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sports· 10 months agoDeMaurice Smith and Carl Lasker did not publish "The Rooney ‘Suggestion,'" their paper that will be...
Before finding his dream job at MSU, Mel Tucker turned down a shot at an NFL job because of the...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 years agoGregory Shamus/Getty Images Mel Tucker was given two shots to interview for the Jaguars' head...
NFL expands Rooney Rule to cover quarterbacks coach position
Yahoo Sports· 2 years agoThe NFL is expanding the Rooney Rule to cover a new position. From now on, all quarterback coaching...
NFL ‘Rooney Rule’ on minority coaching candidates is racist, conservative group alleges
The Hill via Yahoo News· 3 months agoA group led by former Trump adviser Stephen Miller is arguing the NFL’s “Rooney Rule,” which...
NFL’s Rooney Rule leaves rule originator feeling betrayed and frustrated
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 1 year agoThe NFL’s Rooney Rule isn’t working. It’s toothless and it’s a sham. And it has been for some time....
Will the Rooney Rule survive?
ProFootball Talk on NBC Sports via Yahoo Sports· 10 months agoNFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith believes the Rooney Rule should be scrapped because it doesn't work. Possibly, it will go for...
DeMaurice Smith wants to axe NFL's Rooney Rule. Here's why his plan is flawed.
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sports· 10 months agoDeMaurice Smith has long been one of the smartest people in sports, and a plan he's devised to...
Outgoing NFLPA chief calls for NFL to eliminate Rooney Rule, proposes sweeping changes to hiring...
Yahoo Sports· 11 months agoSmith offers an insider's perspective on exactly why the Rooney Rule has no chance of succeeding and...
Transparency not required for Rooney Rule compliance
ProFootball Talk on NBC Sports via Yahoo Sports· 2 weeks agoThe Patriots' ongoing search for a new General Manager (or comparable title) has raised plenty of questions. Had they complied with the Rooney Rule as of...
How Colts did not violate Rooney Rule in hiring Jeff Saturday
Colts Wire via Yahoo Sports· 2 years agoThe Indianapolis Colts sent shockwaves throughout the NFL when they fired former head coach Frank...