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.

Through the first week of their coaching search, the Dallas Cowboys’ list of interviews is coming into focus. But as NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport pointed out, they will be Rooney Rule compliant by Monday night.

Plus, the Cowboys were on-brand in their handling of Mike McCarthy, and thoughts about future contracts for Sam Darnold and Brock Purdy.

In searching for the successor to Jerod Mayo, the New England Patriots adhered to the ‘Rooney Rule’ — not in practice, but merely in principle.

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

The NFL's Rooney Rule has been in place for more than 20 years as a way to help ensure that minority coaching candidates get a fair shot at jobs. But as time has gone on it's increasingly become a ...

As Dallas begins sorting through candidates, the Rooney Rule will surely become a key topic of discussion. What exactly is the Rooney Rule, and how have the Cowboys fared under the policy in the past?