The NFL is holding firm on the Rooney Rule while a massive quarterback contract cycle approaches, a referee labor fight escalates and key franchise decisions -- from Chicago to Philadelphia -- take shape.

New rules were implemented, the NFL announced a flag football league, head coaches spoke and the possibility of replacement officials was addressed.

Steelers President Art Rooney II spoke at the conclusion of the NFL Annual League Meeting about the Rooney Rule, Aaron Rodgers, the NFL Draft and more

For more than two decades, the Rooney Rule has shaped the NFL’s hiring landscape, a policy named after the late Dan Rooney, former Steelers owner and father of the team’s current owner, Art Rooney II.

Bowles, a two-time head coach with the Buccaneers and Jets, said he's felt at times he's interviewed with teams to check a Rooney Rule box.