1. Charley Casserly was born on February 27,1949 and is an American football analyst and former executive.
21 Facts About Charley Casserly
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Charley Casserly was born in 1949 and grew up in River Edge, New Jersey before attending Bergen Catholic High School.
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Charley Casserly holds a bachelor's degree in education and a master's degree in guidance from Springfield College, where he played football.
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Charley Casserly is a member of the Springfield College Sports Hall of Fame and Bergen Catholic High School Hall of Fame.
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Charley Casserly was an assistant to Bobby Beathard for two of the Super Bowl winning seasons.
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Charley Casserly started with the Redskins in 1977 as an unpaid intern under Hall of Fame coach, George Allen.
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That year, Charley Casserly re-instituted the club's intern program, which has produced more than 20 league executives over his years in Washington and Houston.
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Charley Casserly used a fifth-round draft pick in 1990 to select Southwest Louisiana quarterback Brian Mitchell.
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In 1996, Charley Casserly plucked Auburn University running back Stephen Davis in the fourth round.
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Charley Casserly drafted future Pro Bowlers in wide receiver Keenan McCardell and tight end Frank Wycheck.
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On draft day in 1999, Charley Casserly acquired all of the New Orleans Saints 1999 selections, plus their first and third-round picks in 2000 by swapping the WFT's fifth selection in the first round for the Saints' 12th choice.
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Charley Casserly still managed to obtain the player that Washington wanted, selecting future Pro Bowl and Hall of Fame cornerback Champ Bailey.
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Charley Casserly was fired in July 1999 by new team owner Daniel Snyder.
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Charley Casserly was criticized for a number of personnel moves, including trading second and third round picks to the Oakland Raiders for Phillip Buchanon in 2005.
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Charley Casserly sought a job in the National Football League front office, but was passed over for the job.
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Charley Casserly was succeeded as general manager by Rick Smith.
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In Houston, Charley Casserly did four years of television on KTRK and six years of radio on KILT.
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In 2008, Charley Casserly was the color commentator for the Philadelphia Eagles preseason games on Eagles Television Network.
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Charley Casserly has served as an NFL insider as part of The NFL Today on CBS.
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Charley Casserly was inducted in the Washington DC Sports Hall of Fame in 2024.
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Charley Casserly is employed by George Mason University as an executive-in-residence and instructor of sport management.