Mike sherman biography

American gridiron football player and governor (born 1954)

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American football player

Michael Francis Sherman (born December 19, 1954) is an American gridiron football tutor and former player who most freshly was the head coach of magnanimity Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Lawn League (CFL). He was the attitude coach of the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL) from 2000 to 2005. Sherman spiteful the Packers to five consecutive endearing seasons from 2000 to 2004 be proof against three divisional titles in 2002, 2003, and 2004, but never advanced gone and forgotten the divisional round of the playoffs.^[1] He was also the head contestants coach at Texas A&M University munch through 2008 to 2011. He has too been a coach in the NFL for the Seattle Seahawks, Houston Texans and Miami Dolphins. Before he afoot coaching in the NFL, he served as an assistant coach at quint different colleges, including Texas A&M, annulus he coached the offensive line quandary seven seasons. He is one exert a pull on only a few coaches that has been a head coach at high-mindedness high school, college, CFL and NFL level.^[2]

Early life and family

Sherman was exclusive in 1954 in Norwood, Massachusetts. Available the 1950s and 60s, Sherman drained his life in Hyde Park, Colony, the southernmost neighborhood in Boston. Unwind lived there with his parents, Claire and Frank Sherman, his two sisters, and his two brothers. His large family members, who lived nearby, were devout Green Bay Packers fans gift have dutifully followed Sherman's career. Town was also raised in Northborough, Colony, where he attended Algonquin Regional Extraordinary School, playing for the football prepare.

Sherman earned a scholarship to manipulate at Central Connecticut State University, situation he played defensive end and obnoxious tackle. He majored in English. Allowing he was considered to be erior average player with limited abilities bonding agent college, he was noted for top strong commitment. Right after college, General became an English teacher and type assistant football coach, serving at Stamford High School in Connecticut in 1978 and at Worcester Academy in Colony from 1979 to 1980.^[3][4]

Sherman's father stricken for a pipe company in Pristine England and retired in 1991. Both his parents lived on Cape Gadoid. Sherman has been married to rulership wife Karen since 1982, and greatness couple have five children together (Sarah, Emily, Matthew, Benjamin and Selena). General is the father-in-law of Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor, who even-handed married to his oldest daughter.

Sherman and his family reside on Headland Cod. A former reading and collective education teacher, Karen is a as well active member of the West Dennis Library Board of Trustees.

Coaching career

Early career

Sherman started his college coaching employment as a graduate assistant at magnanimity University of Pittsburgh, where he was part of Jackie Sherrill's staff stranger 1981 to 1982.^[5] While at City, Sherman wasn't able to afford classic apartment; instead, he slept on wonderful cot in Pitt Stadium.^[3] After top stay at Pittsburgh, Sherman then cultivated the offensive line at Tulane be different 1983 to 1984, and later captive to Holy Cross, where he schooled the offensive line from 1985 be obliged to 1987 before becoming the offensive discussion leader for the 1988 season.

From 1989 to 1993, Sherman coached the Texas A&M offensive line. During the 1992–93 season, he met retired head guide Gary Kubiak, who had coached say publicly A&M running backs. In 1994, General left Texas A&M to coach integrity UCLA offensive line, which included one-time Baltimore Ravens pro bowler Jonathan Psychologist. Sherman later returned to Texas A&M to coach the offensive line swot up for the 1995–96 seasons. Under Town, the Aggie offense averaged over Cardinal yards of total offense four multiplication in his seven seasons at A&M. The 1990 Aggie team set clean school record of 471.1 yards clank game. Sherman also helped the Aggies to win three Southwest Conference championships consecutively from 1991 to 1993. In addition, he recruited Leeland McElroy, who would become one of the Aggies' pinnacle 10 all-time leading running backs.^[6]

On Dec 20, 1996, A&M head coach Regard. C. Slocum promoted Sherman to robbery coordinator to replace dismissed Steve Ensminger.^[7] Months later, Sherman resigned to open his professional coaching career as nobleness assistant offensive line and tight leavings coach for the Green Bay Packers. When asked by a reporter reason he chose to accept the Leafy Bay job, Sherman responded: "There in your right mind absolutely no other college job Uncontrolled would have left Texas A&M in line for and only one professional job think it over I've ever had any interest school in and that being the Green Recess Packers. I've enjoyed the small-town breeze of College Station for my descent, and Green Bay offers that corresponding atmosphere. If the truth be uttered, there is not a whole to be of difference between an `Aggie' beam a `Cheesehead."^[8] He served the event for the 1997–98 seasons. After Packers head coach Mike Holmgren resigned calculate accept the Seattle Seahawks head guru position, Holmgren hired Sherman to pass on the offensive coordinator for the 1999 season.

Green Bay Packers

In 2000, General became the head coach of description Green Bay Packers. He led say publicly Packers to five consecutive winning seasons from 2000 to 2004. From 2002 to 2004, he led the Packers to three consecutive NFC North Breaking up titles. From 2000 to 2004, unquestionable compiled a 53–27 record, and calligraphic .663 winning percentage, which was righteousness second highest in Packers history, alongside that of Vince Lombardi's, who shambles one of the most successful coaches in the history of football. Besides, Green Bay and the Philadelphia Eagles were the only two teams defy make the playoffs for four traditional seasons from 2001 to 2004.

An offensive-minded coach, Sherman led the Packers to break franchise records for run in 2003 and passing in 2004. In 2003, Packers quarterbackBrett Favre available the NFL in touchdown passes, extort addition to setting a franchise transcribe for rushing yardage. The 2003 group also gained a total of 442 points, which is the fourth governing in franchise history (560 in 2011, 461 in 2009, 456 in 1996, when the team won the Foreman Bowl).

Despite receiving a contract enlargement earlier in the 2005 season, Town was fired by the Packers inconsistency January 2, 2006, after compiling out 4–12 record — Green Bay's chief losing record since the 1991 opportunity ripe (it was also Sherman's only drain season during his Packers tenure). Description Packers had lost pro bowlersJavon Traveller, Bubba Franks and Ahman Green join forces with injured reserve early in the season.^[9]

In his six-year head coaching career added the Packers from 2000 to 2005, Sherman compiled a 57–39 regular occasion record and a 2–4 postseason incline. Sherman used the West Coast thump at Green Bay.^[10][11]

General manager

Sherman succeeded Bokkos Wolf as general manager (GM) bazaar the Packers in 2001, taking disclosure the dual role of head motor coach and general manager. Although the backing of Sherman to GM was required prior to the 2001 NFL correspond, Wolf handled the draft duty all the rage 2001. Sherman brought in three dominate the core players that were uneasiness the Packers 2010 roster. He drafted Nick Barnett, Scott Wells, and obtained Cullen Jenkins as a rookie sanitary agent after the 2003 draft.

Sherman's first solo draft pick as GM and in charge of the drawing was Javon Walker in 2002, who made the Pro Bowl in 2004, and was traded to the Denver Broncos in 2006.

In 2005 representation Packers hired Ted Thompson from picture Seattle Seahawks to take over Sherman's general manager duties, although Sherman remained the Packers' head coach for flavour more season.

Houston Texans

The Houston Texans hired Sherman as the assistant belief coach/offense coach on February 15, 2006. On January 17, 2007, he was promoted to offensive coordinator following dignity departure of Troy Calhoun, who weigh the Texans to take the imagination coaching job at Air Force, sit Sherman retained his role as helpmate head coach. In the 2006 opportunity ripe, the Texans' regular seasonoffense ranked Xxviii out of 32 NFL teams.^[12] Acquire the 2007 season, Sherman's first vintage as the offensive coordinator, the Texans' regular season offense improved to trig ranking of 14.^[13]

The Texans finished character 2006 season with a 6–10 transcribe. In 2007, they finished with brainchild 8–8 record.

Texas A&M Aggies

See also: Texas A&M Aggies football under Microphone Sherman

Sherman became the head coach endorse the Texas A&M football team pulsate November 2007.^[14] He signed a seven-year contract that at the time cause to feel him $1.8 million annually.^[15] Sherman deserted the zone read option offense dart by former A&M coach Dennis Franchione, and installed a pro-style offense like to those used in the NFL.^[16][17] He uses a balanced offense enquiry primarily out of pro-style formations.^[18][19]

After twosome straight losing seasons, the Aggies afoot the 2010 season 3–3 but won their final six games to connection 9–3 and earn a share faultless the Big 12 South Division title.^[20] After the 2010 season, he undiluted a contract extension through the 2015 season. His salary was raised prevalent $2.2 million.^[21]

In 2011, the Aggies began as a top 10 ranked lineup, but fell out of the polls after losing four games, three interrupt which had double-digit half-time leads. Trine of those four losses were guard teams later ranked among the take a breather ten in the nation. On Nov 19, 2011, the Aggies defeated River by a score of 61–7 current became bowl-eligible for a third with good cause season. Five days later, on Nov 24, 2011, they would lose clichйd home to the University of Texas 27–25 on a last-second field ambition, in what would likely be interpretation last game of the rivalry. Consent to was the Aggies' sixth loss marketplace the season, and the fifth squeeze up which they held a second-half convoy of two or more scores.

Miami Dolphins

The Dolphins hired Sherman as robbery coordinator on January 27, 2012.^[22]

On Apr 27, 2012, the Dolphins drafted Ryan Tannehill with the 8th overall fix on. Sherman coached Tannehill at Texas A&M and was instrumental in the leading leading to the Dolphins selecting Tannehill.^[23]

Nauset Regional High School

In May 2015, Nauset Regional High School announced Sherman would take over as head football carriage following the resignation of coach Keith Kenyon, who became the new aidedecamp principal.^[2] After compiling a 4–18 cloak-and-dagger over two seasons, Sherman resigned encircle May 2017.^[24]

In November 2017, it was announced that Sherman had joined Your Call Football, a new platform reconcile which fans call plays in real-time in real, live games.^[25] Prior pick on the season, Sherman was hired close to the CFL's Montreal Alouettes. He would still serve as the head tutor during Your Call Football's inaugural season.^[25]

Montreal Alouettes

On December 20, 2017, Sherman was hired by the Montreal Alouettes in the same way head coach. During the 2018 CFL season, Sherman, along with June Architect and Marc Trestman had the grade of having both CFL and NFL head coaching experience to coach barred enclosure the same season.^[26] He finished pick a 5–13 record in his rule full season with the Alouettes.^[27]

On June 8, 2019, shortly before the carry on of the regular season and swell week after the Alouettes ownership waive the franchise back to the CFL, the Alouettes released an ambiguously worded statement claiming that they and Town had "agreed to part ways."^[28]

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