Rooney Rule wobbles as NFL's fetish for young, white coaches continues

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The NFL passed the “Rooney Rule” in 2002 – named after late Pittsburgh Steelers owner and diversity champion Dan Rooney – which mandated at least one interview of a minority candidate for any team's head coaching vacancy. It was implemented to try and diversify a position historically occupied by white men and in part because of research by civil rights attorneys Johnnie Cochran and Cyrus Mehri arguing that black coaches had fewer opportunities as head coaches despite historically strong performances.

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