ESPN: Redskins to Interview G. Williams Today

[WillH]

Originally Posted by skinsguy

True.

"On the December 19-20 conference calls, the owners strongly agreed on the principle that any club seeking to hire a head coach will interview one or more minority applicants for the position. The one exception occurs when a club has made a prior contractual commitment to promote a member of its own staff and no additional interviewing takes place (e.g. Mike Martz and the St. Louis Rams in 2000)."

But I'm wondering exactly how Gregg Williams' contract is worded concerning this. If his contract would say something like, "If the head coach resigns or is fired, you will be promoted as the new Redskins head coach," then all this interviewing is nothing more than a smokescreen to work out details of Williams' head coaching contract. If, on the other hand, it states, "If the head coach resigns or is fired, you will be a candidate to replace the head coach" that might be taken differently. He would be a candidate for the job, but it isn't to say that he would be the next head coach. This would mean to me that the Rooney Rule would apply in this situation.

Speaking of Williams' contract, does he or does he not have a clause in his contract that states he receives a million dollars if he is not selected as the Redskins next head coach? I have heard he does and I have heard he doesn't.

Other interviews have taken place, requiring the Rooney Rule regardless of the wording of GW's contract, but I guess the fact that there have been other interviews suggests the second scenario you put forth, if there is anything in his contract about it at all.