The NFL combine conversation between Miami Dolphins general manager Jeff Ireland and wide receiver Dez Bryant sparked a debate about what is?

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I don't think the NFL needs a standardized interview process, which it sounds like you're talking about. But certainly there can be rules about what is and isn't allowed. In both the US and Canada, there are laws governing what can and can't be asked by an interviewer during a job interview.

I can't see why a "job" in the NFL should be any different. NFL players are payed to play football, it is their job, so if a draft interview is helping the team (re: employer) ascertain if the player is a suitable fit for their team (re:company), why shouldn't the standard employment laws be in effect. The benefit of this is simple.

Labor law basically states that questions that are not job related cannot be asked. This is especially true of questions that relate to ethnicity/skin color, economic status, police record (although any convictions are open to discussion), education, marital status, religion and more. Questions like the one(s) asked of Bryant are clearly off limits.So, simply put, my solution is to treat any player interviews like you would a job interview.

That would clearly establish what types of questions can and can't be asked. It would also provide for some clear consequences for teams who's employees ask the wrong questions.

I don’t think the NFL should create a uniform process for pre-draft interviews. Quite frankly this would be extremely hard to do so, and would severely undercut the intelligence and well thought out planning of some teams over others. Having the lack of a uniform interview process also allows us to see just who the less than impressive members of the front office are when they ask ridiculous questions like the ones Ireland popped off with.

Likewise, I don’t think the NFL should punish Ireland at all for his question. It was clearly a truly idiotic question to ask, and I don’t think I would have blamed Dez had he chosen to throw a punch, or toss Ireland across the room like a rag doll, but the NFL shouldn’t get in the habit of regulating this sort of behavior. Now if the team wanted to take action, and fine Ireland for his stupid questions, I’d be all for it.

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