12-25-2019, 08:29 AM
I was under the impression there may have been some pressure from the league to promote the hiring of a black head coach because of the Rooney Rule. Or maybe Mike Brown felt the need to do what he perceived as the right thing. I remember Coughlin being the favorite to get the job.
This from Wikipedia:
"Another former Steelers assistant, Marvin Lewis, also struggled to find a head coaching position despite immense success as the Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator and would not find a head coaching position until being hired by the Cincinnati Bengals in 2003, the year the Rooney Rule went into effect."
This from Wikipedia:
"Another former Steelers assistant, Marvin Lewis, also struggled to find a head coaching position despite immense success as the Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator and would not find a head coaching position until being hired by the Cincinnati Bengals in 2003, the year the Rooney Rule went into effect."
