The NFL has launched an investigation into the Oakland Raiders' head coach hiring process and whether they violated the Rooney Rule, a league official told ESPN's Adam Schefter.
The investigation comes one day after the Fritz Pollard Alliance called on the NFL to investigate whether the rule on minority interviews was violated by the Raiders when they hired Jon Gruden as coach.
Fritz Pollard Alliance counsel Cyrus Mehri and N. Jeremi Duru issued a statement Wednesday expressing concern that Raiders owner Mark Davis came to an agreement with Gruden before the team interviewed any minority candidates.