UNITED FOOTBALL LEAGUE ANNOUNCES COACHING STAFFS FOR ITS FRANCHISES
Dennis Green Named Chair of Competition Committee
RUTHERFORD, NJ (May 19, 2009) – At a recent UFL executive meeting in Orlando, Commissioner Michael Huyghue, along with each of the head coaches, announced the addition of many highly qualified assistant coaches to their rosters for the League’s upcoming “Premiere” season. Of the 30 coaches being announced today, nearly 85% have walked the NFL sidelines as a player, coach or both. Commissioner Huyghue also named San Francisco Head Coach Dennis Green as Chair of the UFL’s Competition Committee, a role he had previously held in the NFL.
“One of the keys to the overall success of the UFL is the high caliber head and assistant coaches that we have been able to attract,” said Commissioner Huyghue. “The addition of these highly talented individuals, along with the naming of Coach Green as Chair of the League’s Competition Committee, are further indicators of our goal of producing a high quality product on the field that within time will be indistinguishable from other professional football leagues currently playing.”
In Las Vegas, under the tutelage of Head Coach Jim Fassel, the following assistants were revealed:
- Isaac Carter, Defensive Backs
- Donald Eck, Offensive Line
- Sam Garnes, Defensive Assistant
- Larry Mac Duff, Defensive Coordinator/Special Teams
- Charles Shelton, Director of Football Operations/Running Backs
- Eric Van Heusen, Special Teams/Tight Ends
- Michael Wilson, Wide Receivers
- Kevin Wolthausen, Defensive Line
In New York, under the direction of Head Coach Ted Cottrell, the following assistants were unveiled:
- Donald Blackmon, Defensive Coordinator
- Derrick Burroughs, Administrative Assistant/Defensive Assistant
- Earle Mosley, Running Backs
- John Tice, Offensive Line
- Pete Rodriguez, Special Teams
In Orlando, under the guidance of Head Coach Jim Haslett, the following coaches were publicized:
- Bill Bradley, Secondary
- Chuck Bresnahan, Linebackers
- Jay Gruden, Offensive Coordinator
- Carl Hairston, Defensive Line
- Bill Laveroni, Offensive Line
- Sean McVay, Quality Control/Wide Receivers
- Ricky Porter, Director of Football Operations/Running Backs
- Al Roberts, Special Teams/Tight Ends
In San Francisco, under the leadership of Head Coach Dennis Green, the following coaches were stated:
- Martin Bayless, Defensive Backs
- Trent Bray, Linebackers/Quality Control
- Charles Collins, Receivers/Tight Ends
- Robert Griffith, Defensive Assistant
- Art Kehoe, Offensive Line
- Mike Kruczek, Offensive Coordinator
- Mike McDaniel, Running Backs/Quality Control
- Sid Pillai, Director of Football Operations
- Brian Stewart, Defensive Coordinator
The UFL recently re-branded its website, www.ufl-football.com, and integrated popular web 2.0 social networking technologies. Some of the enhanced features of the website include a running Twitter log and sign-ups for text alerts. A complete listing of Twitter addressescan be found on the League’s website. The UFL has also launched official League pages at Facebook, MySpace, and YouTube and created direct links to each of these pages from its site. The UFL, in conjunction with its web designer Lightmaker, has also expanded the League’s website’s multimedia section which now includes a high-definition multifunction media player which features footage of League press conferences in HD, links to TV and radio interviews by League personnel and coaches and a photo gallery.
About The UFL
The UFL was developed to fulfill the unmet needs of football fans in major markets currently underserved by professional football by providing a high quality traditional football league comprised of world class professional football players. The UFL will serve the communities with pride, dedication and passion, and uphold a leadership role in the development of football worldwide. The UFL will provide every fan with an affordable, accessible, exciting and entertaining game experience. Scheduled to debut in October 2009, the UFL’s headquarters is in New York, N.Y. and has satellite offices in Jacksonville, Fla. and Rutherford, N.J. The UFL is led by Commissioner Michael Huyghue, COO Frank Vuono and is being funded by a consortium of investors including UFL Founder Bill Hambrecht, Tim Armstrong and Paul Pelosi. For more information on the UFL and how to purchase tickets for the “UFL Premiere” season, please visit www.ufl-football.com.













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I understand a tryout is slated for June 6 in Orlando.
Is this true, and can you give specifics: location and times. I have a friend who just finished college as a corner, Jimmy Touisannt, for Alabama State and he is most anxious to give it a try.
He has applied already to your website to be registered. I am trying to help him fulfill a dream of at least trying, although he is a confident young man who feels he will succeed. Please provide info on this or any other tryout ASAP to me at JFR1956@aol.com. My good friend Art Kehoe is on the staff of San Francisco and he at this time does not have that info for us.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. I only remember “The Invincible” DID happen and we hope a similar situation repeats itself.
Much luck to OUR new league.
John F. Rafferty