1. James Donald Haslett was born on December 9,1955 and is an American football coach and former linebacker who was most recently the head coach of the Seattle Sea Dragons of the XFL.
22 Facts About Jim Haslett
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Jim Haslett played college football for the IUP Crimson Hawks before being drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the second round of the 1979 NFL draft; he went on to be named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year.
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Jim Haslett's coaching career began in the late 1980s, with him rejoining the NFL by the mid-1990s.
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Jim Haslett has served as head coach for the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League.
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Jim Haslett attended Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and was selected in the second round of the 1979 NFL draft by the Buffalo Bills.
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Jim Haslett was a linebacker for the Buffalo Bills through 1985; he broke his leg during a 1986 preseason contest, ending his time with the Bills.
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Jim Haslett made a brief comeback with the New York Jets in 1987.
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Jim Haslett was named the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year for 1979.
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Jim Haslett went on record saying that "everybody tried it" to gain a competitive advantage against opposing teams.
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Jim Haslett began his coaching career at the University at Buffalo in 1988 as a linebackers coach before being promoted to defensive coordinator in 1989.
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Jim Haslett began his NFL coaching career as a linebackers coach for the Los Angeles Raiders in 1993.
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Jim Haslett was promoted to defensive coordinator for the 1996 season.
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Jim Haslett was then hired as the defensive coordinator for the Pittsburgh Steelers, where he coached for three seasons from 1997 to 1999.
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In January 2000, Jim Haslett was named head coach of the New Orleans Saints.
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Jim Haslett became the St Louis Rams' defensive coordinator to start the 2006 season.
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On September 29,2008, Jim Haslett was named the interim head coach of the Rams after Scott Linehan was fired.
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On January 15,2009, the Rams announced that Jim Haslett was no longer in consideration for the permanent head coaching position and that the team would be going in a "new direction".
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Jim Haslett coached the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League during its inaugural season in 2009.
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Jim Haslett won UFL Coach of Year in their inaugural season.
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Jim Haslett was hired as the Washington Redskins defensive coordinator on January 12,2010, under head coach Mike Shanahan.
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On December 31,2014, the Redskins announced that Jim Haslett would leave the Redskins by mutual agreement.
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Jim Haslett was announced as an XFL head coach in 2021, later revealed to be for the Seattle Sea Dragons.