REPORT: FASSEL GETS A COACHING GIG
ProFootballTalk.com —
With no opportunities in the NFL (or Canada), former Giants head coach Jim Fassel has found a new job in football via a new professional league. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal , Fassel will coach the Las Vegas franchise of the UFL. UFL Commissioner Michael Huyghue would neither confirm nor deny the news, which is the same thing as confirming it. Huyghue said that the league soon will be making some announcements. Fassel most recently worked as offensive coordinator of the Ravens. He was a finalist for the Redskins’ head-coaching job in 2008, and he reportedly had ...
Fassel Gets A Job
The National Football Post » Hot News and Rumors —
Fassel Gets A Job From The Las Vegas Review-Journal : Former New York Giants coach Jim Fassel will be the coach of Las Vegas’ entry into the United Football League, a source confirmed on Tuesday. The UFL is an upstart league that is expected to begin play in the fall. The Las Vegas team will play at Sam Boyd Stadium. Fassel went 60-56-1 while coaching the Giants from 1997 to 2003. He took New York to the Super Bowl following the 2000 season, where it lost to the Baltimore Ravens. UFL commissioner Michael Huyghue would “not confirm or deny” Fassel’s hiring, but said there would ...
Jim Fassel Finally Gets Job ... in UFL
FanHouse —
... as the Ravens' offensive coordinator until Brian Billick canned him during the team's bye week. That was two seasons ago. Fassel has been out of football since, though not from lack of effort. He was in the running for the 'Skins job last spring, and even sent Al Davis a handwritten letter about the Raiders' gig. Oh, and he also blamed bloggers for his plight. But that, as they say, is all water under the bridge. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Fassel's back. Sort of. Jim Fassel Finally Gets Job ... in ...
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Mr. Irrelevant —
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Bucs promote Doug Williams to Coordinator of Pro Scouting. [PFT]
One year after being considered for the Skins head coaching job, Jim Fassel is coaching in the UFL. [Las Vegas Review-Journal]
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Fassel Finally Gets New Coaching Gig … In UFL
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
... (Hey, coaching in Vegas can’t be any more awkward than his ESPN spots.) According to the LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL, the former Super Bowl runner-up agreed to become the head coach of Las Vegas’ entry into the UFL , the new upstart professional league that is designed to rival the NFL. The UFL is slated to start operations next fall, and while league sources wouldn’t confirm Fassel was on board, UFL Commissioner Michael Huyghue wouldn’t deny it, either, and quickly added that there were, “upcoming announcements about the league.” Sounds ominous, doesn’t it? And by “ominous,” ...
USFL making a comeback
SmackCaster SmackBlog —
... Speaking of new leagues, the Las Vegas Review-Journal is reporting Jim Fassel will be coach of the Vegas franchise in the United Football League. What did Fassel every do to anyone that has led to him falling this fast? I mean 60-56-1 as coach of the New York Giants and a Super Bowl appearance would get plenty of other coaches a second, third or fourth chance in the NFL. ...
United Football League Agrees To Deal With Comcast's Versus
FanIQ Blog —
... On Wednesday, the league is also supposed to announce who the four head coaches of the teams will be. Apparently former Giants coach Jim Fassel has already agreed to be head coach of the Las Vegas-based team. The other cities hosting teams will be San Francisco, New York and Orlando. ...
