Did the Browns interview a minority candidate to comply with the NFL's Rooney Rule before hiring Mike Holmgren as president, or not? An NFL spokesman said, yes, the Browns did. "We know they complied," the spokesman said. "The identity of candidates is not for us to disclose." But John Wooten, chairman of the Fritz Pollard Alliance, which monitors diversity hiring in the NFL, said he was told the Browns did not have to comply because Holmgren's position goes beyond the scope of Browns senior executive of football operations. Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer
