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 ...

Super Bowl champion Ryan Clark blasted the New England Patriots on "Inside the NFL" for how they complied with the NFL's Rooney Rule when they hired Mike Vrabel.

Ryan Clark, former Super Bowl champion and ESPN analyst, criticizes the New England Patriots for their handling of the Rooney Rule during their recent head-coaching search, reigniting debates about ...

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 ...

He didn’t believe the Patriots had skirted the Rooney Rule meaningfully. Ryan Clark, on the other hand, did. On Inside the NFL, he criticized New England’s approach, calling it a “mockery ...

The firings of two Black NFL coaches at the end of the 2024 season touched off widespread debate on whether minority coaches ...

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 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 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!

Last week, multiple noteworthy members of the NFL community accused the New England Patriots of completing ... put the club in compliance with the Rooney Rule that requires a franchise to meet ...

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 ...