The Rooney Rule is an NFL policy that requires teams to interview ethnic-minority candidates for head coaching and senior football operation jobs. The rule was created to help coaches who are minorities but ESPN’s Ryan Clark isn’t convinced it’s effective.

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. “[The organization made] a mockery of the process,

Rod Graves, a former NFL executive who worked for teams such as the Arizona Cardinals and New York Jets, said that the New England Patriots did not comply with the spirit of the Ro

Former NFL GM Rod Graves criticized the Patriots' usage of the Rooney Rule by interviewing two black candidates before hiring Mike Vrabel.

It wasn’t in the cards for Jerod Mayo. The recently dismissed ex-Patriots head coach raised eyebrows this year when he chose to hang out with his players on a flight home from a loss while

Mike Vrabel is believed to be the frontrunner for the head coaching job in New England, and the team quickly cleared a path to hiring him by interviewing former Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich and former Houston Texans offensive coordinator Pep Hamilton on Tuesday.

NFL insiders Josina Anderson and Albert Breer questioned the New England Patriots over a decision to interview two coaches from a specific pool on the same day.

The firings of Tennesse Titans GM Ran Carthon, New England Patriots coach Jerod Mayo and Las Vegas Raiders coach Antonio Pierce are "cutting into the NFL’s recent gains in inclusive hiring."

The Patriots are searching for a new coach after firing Jerod Mayo on Sunday following a brutal first season at the helm.

Patriots owner Robert Kraft has hired Mike Vrabel but Lions DC Aaron Glenn made a point about the Rooney Rule in the process.

Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn had a simple response when asked why he turned down a request to interview with the New England Patriots. “I’ve never felt anything against that organization,

Robert Kraft stayed true to his word by moving quickly to reach a deal with Mike Vrabel, a former New England linebacker, as the Patriots' new coach.