The demise of the New England Patriots was real. Tom Brady left. The roster had as little talent as any in the NFL by the ...

The New England Patriots received significant backlash for their handling of the Rooney Rule in their ongoing search for a new head coach. On Tuesday, the team satisfied the rule that required ...

“The entire football world knew Jerod Mayo was fired so Robert Kraft could hire Mike Vrabel. Vrabel is an excellent choice, but the hiring process made a complete mockery of the Rooney Rule. I know it ...

Former Steelers free safety Ryan Clark thinks the Rooney Rule has become a complete joke. That was made evident with the New England Patriots bringing in Pep Hamilton and Byron Leftwich for interviews ...

“The entire football world knew Jerod Mayo was fired so Robert Kraft could hire Mike Vrabel. Vrabel is an excellent choice, but the hiring process made a complete mockery of the Rooney Rule.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Monday that the league would continue to abide by its minority hiring programs because those “efforts are fundamental.” ...

The NFL’s Rooney Rule is a worthy idea clumsily executed. Established in 2003 and tweaked in 2021, it requires teams to interview at least two minority candidates in person before they are ...

In 2021, the league expanded the Rooney Rule to require teams with a vacant head coach or general manager position to interview two external candidates, in person, who are people of color. The ...

In the end, it worked. The Jaguars conducted in-person interviews with Robert Saleh and Patrick Graham. The letter of the Rooney Rule was satisfied. Even if the Jaguars had no intention of hiring ...

Mike Vrabel, hired earlier this month, was the obvious choice from the moment the Patriots decided to move on from Jerod Mayo despite having one of the league’s worst rosters and a rookie quarterback.

John Streicher will reunite with Mike Vrabel with the Patriots, Mike Reiss of ESPN reports. Streicher spent six seasons in Tennessee with Vrabel, serving as assistant to the head coach (2018-19), ...

Streicher spent six seasons in Tennessee with Vrabel, serving as assistant to the head coach (2018-19), football development coordinator (2020-22) and director of football administration (2023).