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Trivia for February 23, 2023

Question

Houston is going with DeMeco Ryans as its new head coach. He started 139 games at linebacker during his pro career (over half of them with the Texans). In NFL history who is the only player with more starts at linebacker who’s gone on to serve as an NFL head coach?

Answer

Mike Singletary (Singletary started 172 games in 11 seasons with the Bears). Note: Jack Del Rio played in 20 more pro games than Ryan, but with 11 fewer starts. Ron Rivera played in only three fewer games but started in less than half of his appearances. Other notable coaches who’ve seen playing time at linebacker include Chuck Noll, Marty Schottenheimer, Jim Haslett and Bill Cowher.

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