(01-23-2020, 11:07 AM)HURRICANE!!! Wrote:

(01-23-2020, 12:15 AM)TJBender Wrote: Even weirder: he stepped down as head coach of the Predators so he could be their starting quarterback, then retired from playing and became the head coach again when his replacement died.

Say what ????? Oh God !!!   So, if his last name was Smith, he'd probably be coaching at Terry Parker HS ....  ??

No. He won Arena Bowls as a player, then multiple Arena Bowls as coach of the Predators. As best I recall it, he voluntarily stepped down because he wanted to play again, so he played two more years as the starting QB for the Orlando team he'd just coached. He was called back up to the head coaching job when the man hired to replace him died after two years on the job. It wasn't like he sucked as a coach and was demoted to player. He was a successful coach and OC in his own right...but spending several years working as an assistant coach under Jon didn't hurt his NFL prospects.

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