The Fritz Pollard Alliance will formally request that the NFL investigate whether the Washington franchise adhered to the latest iteration of the Rooney Rule in its hiring of two high-ranking executives earlier this week.

The Fritz Pollard Alliance is an independent group that advises the NFL on matters of diversity and inclusion.

The group has questions about the hiring processes that resulted in Washington adding two officials in key roles, specifically the hiring of Terry Bateman and Julie Donaldson.

Under the most recent expansion of the Rooney Rule approved by owners May 19, clubs and the league office are required to interview "minorities and/or female applicants" for positions such as team president and "senior executives in communications, finance, human resources, legal, football operations, sales, marketing, sponsorship, information technology and security positions."