1. James Andrew Tomsula was born on April 14,1968 and is an American football coach who is the head coach for the Rhein Fire of the European League of Football.
16 Facts About Jim Tomsula
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Jim Tomsula was born and raised in the Pittsburgh suburb of Homestead.
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Jim Tomsula began his coaching career as a strength and conditioning coach at Catawba College in 1989.
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Jim Tomsula was inducted into the Catawba College Sports Hall of Fame 2015.
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Jim Tomsula was an assistant for several years in NFL Europe.
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Jim Tomsula was the defensive line coach for the London Monarchs in 1998 and for the Scottish Claymores from 1999 to 2003.
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In 2004, Jim Tomsula became the defensive coordinator for the Berlin Thunder, a position he held for the 2004 and 2005 seasons.
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Jim Tomsula became the head coach of the Rhein Fire for the 2006 season.
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In 2007, the San Francisco 49ers hired Jim Tomsula to serve as their defensive line coach and he remained in that role through the 2014 season.
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Jim Tomsula employed new coaching practices, which included giving his players breaks to check social media during meetings, shorter and easier practices, and more days off.
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On January 23,2017, Jim Tomsula was hired as defensive line coach for the Washington Redskins.
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In 2020, with the hiring of new head coach Ron Rivera, Jim Tomsula was free to find a job elsewhere.
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On January 8,2020, Jim Tomsula was hired as the defensive line coach for the Dallas Cowboys.
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Jim Tomsula reunited with defensive coordinator Mike Nolan who was his head coach with the San Francisco 49ers.
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Jim Tomsula faced heavy restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of physical contact with the players, their availability due to a positive test for COVID-19 or having been exposed to someone who had it, a reduced training camp schedule and the cancellation of preseason games, which made it difficult to implement the new defensive scheme.
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Jim Tomsula has worked as a medical equipment sales representative, newspaper delivery man, firefighter, night janitor, firewood cutter, department store floor cleaner, food sales representative, and doormat salesman.