Mike Sherman

Mike Sherman is an American football coach and administrator who is currently the head coach of the Green Bay Packers of the NFL, a position he has held since the 2000 season. He once acted as the General Manager of the team, but was stripped of that designation in January 2005.

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American football - Green Bay Packers - NFL

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Previous to assuming the head coaching duties for the Packers, Sherman had also been the team's tight ends coach, as well as offensive coordinator for the Seattle Seahawks and offensive line coach for Texas A&M University at various times. In addition, he was the offensive line coach at UCLA in 1994 where he coached current Green Bay center Mike Flanagan. In 2000, when he became head coach of the Packers, Sherman had never been a head coach at any level. Some believe that his long career as an assistant may account for his notorious loyalty.

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Tight ends - Offensive coordinator - Seattle Seahawks - Offensive line - Texas A&M University - UCLA - 1994 - Mike Flanagan

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Coach Sherman has been defended by many fans as being loyal to his players and the team. A prime example of this is 2002, when he got into a shouting match with Warren Sapp after Sapp landed a cheap hit on Packers left tackle Chad Clifton. Unfortunately, Sherman's loyalty has hurt the team a couple of times, as he has gained a reputation of hiring friends of his who are NFL coaches as assistants, regardless of their coaching ability and is in the hot seat coming into the 2005 season even with a new deal being signed in the off-season.

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2002 - Warren Sapp - Chad Clifton

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In his five-year head coaching career with the Packers, Sherman has compiled a 53-27 regular season record and a 2-4 postseason record.

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