The New England Patriots are in controversy ... aren’t convinced the team followed the spirit of the Rooney Rule. Did the Patriots check the diversity box without seriously considering other ...

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

Ryan Clark, a one-time Super Bowl champion and current ESPN NFL analyst, ripped the New England Patriots for how they complied with the Rooney Rule during their head-coaching search. The NFL’s ...

The New England Patriots received significant backlash for their handling of the Rooney Rule in their ongoing search for a ...

The controversial mechanics of the NFL’s Rooney Rule are once again coming into the spotlight. This time, it’s the New England Patriots who are the subject of widespread criticism about ...

The NFL's Rooney Rule has been in place for more than 20 ... A scenario that's all too familiar for many coaches of color. New England's interview process kind of reads as "Quick!

The New England Patriots telegraphed from the start of ... only to bring in two Black former coordinators to satisfy the NFL’s Rooney Rule requirements in the search. While many ripped the ...

The New England ... he knew the Patriots were enamored with Vrabel and had no interest in wasting his time. This is the largely unfixable problem with the Rooney Rule. There is no rule that ...

The New England Patriots are facing significant criticism for the way they quickly checked off the Rooney Rule in their search for a new head coach. It's apparent the team is looking to move fast ...

It wouldn’t be the first time the Patriots played fast and loose with the rules. MMQB’s Albert Breer thinks the way New England is ... satisfied the NFL’s Rooney Rule and allows the team ...