Commissioner Roger Goodell says the spirit of the Rooney Rule on minority job interviews has not been violated by the Redskins or Seahawks.
Washington interviewed assistant coach Jerry Gray for its job even while Jim Zorn still was head coach, then hired Mike Shanahan shortly after Zorn was fired. Seattle has interviewed Vikings defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier, although it’s clear that Southern California coach Pete Carroll is the team’s first choice to replace Jim Mora.
But Goodell, speaking in Cincinnati before the wild-card game, said “they have complied with the rule with the information that I have.”
The Rooney Rule requires teams to interview minority candidates for head coaching jobs.
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