It seems the Miami Dolphins and owner Stephen Ross have alienated the Fritz Pollard Alliance.
According to the Miami Herald, the Fritz Pollard Alliance recommends that minority candidates decline to interview for the General Manager position unless it will be a “real” G.M. position.
“If it’s just going to be a personnel guy, my opinion is our guys don’t need to be going in and taking those interviews, ” Wooten said. “I don’t know if the new people Ross is interviewing are going to be true general managers.”
Wooten is concerned that the next G.M. will essentially have the job that was offered to Ireland before he left the team — a position without ultimate authority.
“[You’re] now going to have the same position that you’re offering Jeff Ireland?” Wooten said. “Then our guys need to stay where they are.”