INTERVIEWING EDWARDS WON’T COMPLY WITH ROONEY RULE

Several readers have asked, both in the comments and in e-mails, whether the Chiefs can comply with the Rooney Rule by interviewing current head coach Herm Edwards for the job he currently has. Short answer? They can’t. Long answer? No, they cannot. Adam Schefter of NFLN pointed out last week that the Rooney Rule isn’t satisfied by interviewing the guy who currently holds the job. The Rooney Rule requires at least one minority candidate to be interviewed for each vacancy. So the first question is whether the Chiefs will fire Edwards. The Rooney Rule isn’t relevant until they answer that question in the affirmative.