As a player, Leftwich was a star at Marshall from 1998-2002, throwing for 11,903 yards, most of that in his final three years as a starter for the Thundering Herd. He was a two-time MAC offensive ...

In this cycle, some observers criticized the Patriots for interviewing two Black coaches who were out of the NFL, Pep Hamilton and Byron Leftwich, before hiring Mike Vrabel.

The NFL’s Rooney Rule is a worthy idea clumsily executed. Established in 2003 and tweaked in 2021, it requires teams to interview at least two minority candidates in person before they are ...

Rooney Rule runs its course: ... Earlier this month, they flew in Byron Leftwich and Pep Hamilton for interviews when the entire league knew they were hiring Mike Vrabel as their head coach.

The Jaguars conducted in-person interviews with Robert Saleh and Patrick Graham. The letter of the Rooney Rule was satisfied. Even if the Jaguars had no intention of hiring Graham when they conducted ...

Unfortunately, the Rooney Rule has not experienced much success. Now, there’s a league-wide hiring culture where minorities are only interviewed to satisfy requirements, ... Recently, the New England ...

Former Pittsburgh Steelers free safety Ryan Clark thinks the Rooney Rule has become a complete joke. That was made evident with the New England Patriots bringing in Pep Hamilton and Byron Leftwich ...

Fast forward two years, despite being out of the NFL during that time, Byron Leftwich is now getting interest from the league again. This offseason, Leftwich has interviewed for two roles within the ...

New England Patriots violated Rooney Rule (Image Credit: Getty Images) The New England Patriots are in controversy again, this time, it’s about their hiring process for a new head coach. Mike ...