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.

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’s main DEI initiative is the Rooney Rule, adopted in 2003 to help increase the number of minority coaches and executives in the league. (It’s named after Dan Rooney, the late owner of ...

When the Bears interviewed Eddie George for their head-coaching vacancy, only to quickly give Ben Johnson the job, questions were raised about whether the interview with George was a sham, making a ...

Is the rule effective and helpful, or is it already obsolete? On Monday, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell publicly reiterated the league’s support for the Rooney Rule and its promotion of diversity.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell confirmed on Monday that the NFL will continue its diversity efforts, despite the Trump administration’s policies and companies dropping DEI programs.

Tennessee State football's Eddie George says the Chicago Bears cited his work as a coach and not his minority status for their interest in him.

The NFL has created several initiatives aimed at boosting diversity among offensive coaches. The Rooney Rule was expanded to include offensive coordinator, defensive coordinator and quarterbacks ...

George asked the Bears up front whether this was simply to fulfill the Rooney Rule requirement of having two minority candidates come for in-person interviews — the Bears had interviewed only ...

Perhaps the NFL will alter the rule at some point, but for now it looks like the 49ers could benefit again from the 2020 expansion of the Rooney Rule.

For the second time since Trump took office, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says the league's diversity efforts, which include the Rooney Rule, won't end.

FRISCO - The Dallas Cowboys may want to politely spin this some other way. But on Saturday, we learned of the plan to hire former Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus as the new defensive ...