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Rainer Sabin / Reporter
From the moment the season ended Sunday, it appeared a foregone conclusion that Jason Garrett would be named the Cowboys' head coach and have the interim tag stripped from his job title. That happened today.
But owner and general manager Jerry Jones was obligated to satisfy the terms of the NFL's Rooney Rule, which requires teams with head coaching vacancies to interview at least one minority candidate.
Jones decided to talk to two of them, when he met with Cowboys wide receivers coach Ray Sherman on Tuesday and Miami Dolphins assistant head coach Todd Bowles on Wednesday.
John Wooten, chairman of the Fritz Pollard Alliance -- an organization that promotes diversity in the NFL -- said he was pleased with the way Jones handled the process despite the fact that Garrett appeared to be the choice all along.
"Everybody is satisfied," Wooten said. "I know the media wants to call it a sham. But it isn't. It's invaluable. The interview process is so important."
Wooten said Bowles and Sherman can use their interviews as learning experiences. And so can the Cowboys. Wooten asserted that minority candidates and the 32 teams in the NFL have benefited from the implementation of the Rooney Rule in 2003.
"We feel very happy with it," Wooten said. "We see it working."
From the moment the season ended Sunday, it appeared a foregone conclusion that Jason Garrett would be named the Cowboys' head coach and have the interim tag stripped from his job title. That happened today.
But owner and general manager Jerry Jones was obligated to satisfy the terms of the NFL's Rooney Rule, which requires teams with head coaching vacancies to interview at least one minority candidate.
Jones decided to talk to two of them, when he met with Cowboys wide receivers coach Ray Sherman on Tuesday and Miami Dolphins assistant head coach Todd Bowles on Wednesday.
John Wooten, chairman of the Fritz Pollard Alliance -- an organization that promotes diversity in the NFL -- said he was pleased with the way Jones handled the process despite the fact that Garrett appeared to be the choice all along.
"Everybody is satisfied," Wooten said. "I know the media wants to call it a sham. But it isn't. It's invaluable. The interview process is so important."
Wooten said Bowles and Sherman can use their interviews as learning experiences. And so can the Cowboys. Wooten asserted that minority candidates and the 32 teams in the NFL have benefited from the implementation of the Rooney Rule in 2003.
"We feel very happy with it," Wooten said. "We see it working."