Bills offensive coordinator Anthony Lynn isn't convinced the NFL's Rooney Rule is serving its intended purpose in better positioning minority candidates to become head coaches.
Some teams, Lynn feels, make a practice of arranging interviews with such coaches solely to satisfy the rule, which requires at least one minority candidate be interviewed during a search to hire a head coach, general manager or other top-end positions. Lynn, who is black, said he has declined requests in the past due to suspicion that race played a role.
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"I think sometimes people do that to check the box," he said Thursday, via ESPN.