An NFL investigation has determined that the Raiders did comply with the Rooney Rule when they hired Jon Gruden as head coach, the league announced Friday.
Two lawyers from the Fritz Pollard Alliance, the advocacy group that works with the NFL to promote diversity in the coaching and front office ranks, asked the NFL to investigate the Gruden hiring last week. That request came a week after Fritz Pollard Alliance chairman John Wooten said he felt the Raiders had complied with the rule.
The Rooney Rule requires teams to interview at least one minority candidate when filling a head coaching position.