Raheem Morris thinks all of his NFL head-coach interviews had been professional, even when he has been employed only one out of 5 occasions.
In gentle of former Dolphins head coach Brian Flores’ lawsuit alleging racist hiring practices within the NFL and that the Giants carried out a “sham” head-coach interview as a way to adjust to the Rooney Rule, Morris, the Rams defensive coordinator, was requested this week about his personal experiences. Former Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis and the agent for Teryl Austin later echoed “sham” interview experiences.
“After I heard the lawsuit, I assumed it was simply unlucky that we even have to speak about this,” Morris mentioned. “Clearly now we have an absence of variety hiring within the NFL, and that’s clear-cut. Thankfully for me, I’ve been on 5 interviews in my profession, and I didn’t really feel that approach in any of them.”
The Steelers’ Mike Tomlin — considered one of Morris’ mentors — and new Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel are the one black head coaches, with two vacancies remaining.
Morris interviewed with the Broncos earlier than the job went to Josh McDaniels in 2009. He then was promoted internally by the Buccaneers and lasted three seasons. After a protracted hole, he interviewed with the Falcons — the place he had simply gone 4-7 because the interim head coach — and Jaguars final offseason earlier than these jobs went to Arthur Smith and City Meyer, respectively.
Morris interviewed twice with the Vikings final month however the job is earmarked for his Rams colleague, offensive coordinator Kevin O’Connell. The Irvington, N.J., and Hofstra College product was not one of many six candidates interviewed by the Giants final month regardless that 5 had been defensive-minded.
“I actually felt just like the folks in these organizations did an excellent job in how they handled me, however that doesn’t imply that works for everyone and that doesn’t imply everyone will get handled the identical approach,” Morris mentioned. “I can solely converse to my private expertise and the way it’s gone for me. I really feel dangerous that occurred to Flo. I don’t discredit something he says. He’s a person of honor, a person of character, and I’m going to do nothing however assist him in his efforts to be the most effective model of himself.”
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