In case you missed it this morning, Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin was a guest on Mike & Mike and was asked to talk extensively about the Rooney Rule, which requires NFL teams to interview at least one minority candidate when searching for a new head coach. During the interview, Tomlin was asked if he feels like the Rooney rule has been more of a box to be checked my teams over the course of the last few years rather than honoring the true spirit of it.
“I think those that are doing the hiring are the ones, obviously, that are capable of answering that,” said Tomlin, who was hired by the Steelers in 2007.