Howard was hardly the sole problem with a campaign that never defined what constituted discriminatory behaviour. “The Giants participated in this as well, so John Mara’s going to have to open the checkbook,” Christie said of Manning’s team, which plays their home games in New Jersey. Ten years, seven trips to the playoffs and two Super Bowls later, Tomlin stands as proof of how Rooney’s rule should work. They still managed to hold on to the third seed in the Eastern Conference.