Patriots Getting Ripped For 'Racist' Coaching Graphic On Social Media

The New England Patriots satisfied the NFL's Rooney Rule less than 48 hours after firing head coach Jerod Mayo. However, the franchise may have been a bit too eager to comply with the league's guidelines. 

On Tuesday afternoon, the Patriots announced that interviews with former Houston Texans offensive coordinator Pep Hamilton and former Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich have been completed. They posted a photo of both coaches on social media along with the caption "Head Coach Interviews." While this may seem harmless to some people, others are convinced this was a horrible gesture from New England. 

Not only do people find it disrespectful that Hamilton and Leftwich were lumped into a single graphic, they think the Patriots purposely interviewed them just to comply with the Rooney Rule. 

Over the past few hours, a handful of NFL fans have accused the Patriots of being "racist" for how they handled their latest round of interviews.  

"Patriots so racist they lumped Leftwich and Hamilton together in the same completed interview graphic like a point and shooting guard," one fan said.

"Couldn’t even give these guys their own graphics. Shameless," another person replied. 

"Combining them into the same graphic is nasty oh my god," a third person wrote.