team owner Jim Irsay was looking to do something to spark his losing team. He made a quarterback switch, fired offensive coordinator Marcus Brady and fired head coach Frank Reich.
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Deandre Baker Jersey minute left in the final quarter, as broke up a pa s intended for . The former DPOY makes the play on 4th down! NFL (@NFL) Saturday was the first head coach hired without any coaching experience in the NFL, CFL or college football since Norm Van Brocklin was hired by the in
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NFL New York Giants Jersey four-time All-Pro served as a high school head coach for Hebron Christian Academy (Dacula, GA) for three seasons from 2017-19. Saturday wants to coach in the big leagues, and even said that the remainder of this regular season will serve as his audition tape -- not only to the Colts --but also to the other 31 NFL teams as well. It still
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