The Facts:
The Seahawks have locked up Jim Mora Jr. to be their head coach after the 2008 season, league sources have told FOXSports.com. Current HC Mike Holmgren has already announced he will return for one more season, but rather than go through an extensive search, they have decided to hire from within. Mora is currently the team's secondary/assistant head coach, and league sources say the promotion comes with an extension.
Reported by FOXSports.com
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
While such a move appears to be a direct violation of the Rooney Rule, which requires each team to interview at least one minority for any head coaching vacancy. FOXSports insider Jay Glazer suggests the league is now starting to acquiesce a bit on the rule when a team knows it's going to hire from within. In fact, Profootballtalk.com's Mike Florio reports that NFL spokesman Greg Aiello recently said as much. According to Aiello, if the promotion becomes part of the written contract of a current member of the staff, the Rooney Rule is not implicated.
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