Ted Cottrell: Former Chargers DC To Coach UFL Team

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Published: June 3, 2009

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... seen guiding the San Diego Chargers' Shawne Merriman-less defense of 2008 to an atrocious start, Ted Cottrell's next job will be head coaching a professional football team.

Cottrell will take the reins of the UFL's (United Football League) New York franchise, which is slated to begin playing in October of this year.

The start-up league will field only four teams for its inaugural season, and has already signed three former NFL coaches for jobs in Dennis Green, Jim Haslett, and Jim Fassel.

In parts of two seasons with the Chargers, Cottrell's defenses were polar opposites from one year to the next: In 2007, San Diego led the league in takeaways with 48, interceptions with 30, and opposing passer rating with 70. The following season, however, opposing offenses regularly torched San Diego's pass defense and pressure play was diminished ...

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