[CBFF] AP - Hall of Famer Singletary to interview for Dallas job

[Kenny Claxton]

Hope he gets it and kicks T.O.'s ass.

On 1/29/07, Jerry Madsen <jerrywm at gmail.com> wrote:
> Updated: Jan. 29, 2007, 7:32 PM ET
> Hall of Famer Singletary to interview for Dallas job
> Associated Press
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> IRVING, Texas -- Add Mike Singletary to the list of candidates to
> become coach of the Dallas Cowboys.
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> The Hall of Fame linebacker will interview Tuesday with team owner
> Jerry Jones. He'll become the eighth candidate considered to replace
> Bill Parcells.
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> Best known for his ferocious play with the Chicago Bears, Singletary
> is a Houston native who played college football at Baylor. He's been
> coaching in the NFL since 2003, spending two years with Baltimore and
> the last two with the San Francisco 49ers.
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> Another 49ers assistant, offensive coordinator Norv Turner, has been
> viewed as the front-runner in Dallas, but he returned to the Bay Area
> following his interview Sunday.
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> The Cowboys already have hired Jason Garrett and are considering him
> for the head coaching job or likely will make him offensive
> coordinator. Defensive coordinators Wade Phillips of San Diego and
> Gary Gibbs of New Orleans also are being considered.
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> Jones also has talked to three members of Parcells' staff, including
> Todd Bowles, who is black, thus fulfilling the league requirement for
> a minority candidate.
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> Singletary, 48, retired after the 1992 season and was inducted into
> the Hall of Fame in 1998. He spent his post-playing days doing
> motivational speaking, writing books and co-founding a company that
> provides leadership training, then got into coaching in 2003.
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> After failing to land the head coaching job at Baylor, Singletary was
> hired by Baltimore and spent two seasons guiding the inside
> linebackers. Mike Nolan was the team's defensive coordinator and when
> he became the head coach in San Francisco, Singletary followed. He was
> assistant head coach for linebackers, then named assistant head coach
> for defense last season.
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> Parcells resigned last Monday, ending a four-year run in which he went
> 34-32 and failed to win a playoff game over four seasons.
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> The Cowboys lost four of their last five games this past season, with
> defense the weak link.
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> Jones may not hold a lack of NFL head coaching experience against
> Singletary; Parcells was the first coach in club history with that on
> his resume. All five head coaches NFL teams have hired this offseason
> are first-timers.
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> Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press
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