Green, Fassel, Haslett to coach in new pro football league
By The Associated Press
Posted 1:51PM on Wednesday 11th March 2009 ( 16 years ago )
Former NFL coaches Dennis Green, Jim Fassel and Jim Haslett will lead teams in the new United Football League. <br />
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The league plans to debut in October with four teams in San Francisco, Las Vegas, Orlando and New York. It announced the coaches Wednesday. <br />
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Ex-NFL defensive coordinator Ted Cottrell will coach the New York franchise. <br />
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Green, the former Vikings and Cardinals coach, will be in San Francisco. Fassel, who led the Giants to the Super Bowl, will coach Las Vegas. Haslett, the ex-Saints coach, will be in Orlando. <br />
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The UFL is an outdoor professional football league. Teams are scheduled to play games in Hartford and Los Angeles along with the home markets. <br />
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The league also announced that the San Francisco franchise will play games at AT&T Park.
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