There has been a lot of talks again this offseason about the lack of minority coaches in the NFL and how the Rooney Rule is fulfilled with teams looking for a head coach. Former Cincinnati Bengals coach Marvin Lewis was the minority coach that was interviewed for the Dallas Cowboys job, and he has no issue with how they handled it.
“There's a lot bigger problems than myself out there,” Lewis told ESPN's Golic and Wingo on Wednesday when asked about the NFL's Rooney Rule and how it relates to his being interviewed, via ESPN.
The Rooney Rule requires teams to interview at least one ethnic-minority candidate for coaching and general manager openings. Lewis said he understands the frustration, but no one is going to dictate to a team who they hire.
“You keep beating your head up against the wall, but I would say — and again, this is somebody's business, this is somebody's franchise, and nobody's going to tell them who to hire,” Lewis said. “But if we can just somehow open the process a bit more and provide more opportunity, [then more coaches could get hired].”
Marvin Lewis also said he thinks it's good for minority coaches to get the experience of going through the interview process. which is an interesting comment from a minority coach.
Getting experience is good, but how good is the experience really if they aren't getting a fair shot at getting hired? Until more minority coaches are hired, this will continue to be a topic around the NFL.
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