Despite rumors heavily pointing toward Jon Gruden becoming the Oakland Raiders' next head coach, an NFL spokesman said Friday that the organization hasn't violated the Rooney Rule.
According to Mike Jones of USA Today, NFL spokesman Joe Lockhart said "the league believes the Raiders have complied with the Rooney Rule," although he couldn't say when interviews with minority candidates took place.
The Rooney Rules requires NFL teams to interview minority candidates for head coaching vacancies.
Per ESPN's Jim Trotter, the Raiders complied by interviewing tight ends coach Bobby Johnson and "an unidentified college coach" earlier this week.