1. Michael Tullis Nolan was born on March 7,1959 and is an American football coach who is the head coach for the Michigan Panthers of the United Football League.
24 Facts About Mike Nolan
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Mike Nolan is a former linebackers coach for the Denver Broncos, San Diego Chargers, and New Orleans Saints.
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Mike Nolan attended the University of Oregon and was a three-year letterman in football and starter at safety.
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Mike Nolan has coached at the collegiate level at Stanford University, Rice University, and LSU before moving on to the National Football League.
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In 1987, Mike Nolan was hired by the Denver Broncos as a special teams coach under head coach, Dan Reeves.
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In 1993, Mike Nolan followed Dan Reeves to the New York Giants and he was hired as defensive coordinator.
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In 1997, Mike Nolan was hired as defensive coordinator for the Washington Redskins.
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In 2000, Mike Nolan was hired by the New York Jets as their defensive coordinator under head coach Al Groh.
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In 2001, Mike Nolan was hired as wide receivers coach for the Baltimore Ravens.
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Mike Nolan evaluated Aaron Rodgers, but did not believe that Rodgers's attitude could co-exist with him.
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Mike Nolan had been under intense scrutiny in the Bay Area.
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Mike Nolan debuted the suit in a game at home against the Seattle Seahawks on November 19,2006.
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In early 2009, Mike Nolan was hired by the Denver Broncos as the defensive coordinator under head coach, Josh McDaniels.
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On January 19,2010, Mike Nolan was hired by the Miami Dolphins as defensive coordinator.
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On January 17,2012, Mike Nolan was hired by the Atlanta Falcons as defensive coordinator.
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In 2015, Mike Nolan was hired by the San Diego Chargers as their linebackers coach.
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In 2017, Mike Nolan was hired by the New Orleans Saints as their linebackers coach.
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On January 5,2020, Mike Nolan was hired by the Dallas Cowboys as their defensive coordinator.
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Mike Nolan reunited with head coach Mike McCarthy who was his offensive coordinator with the San Francisco 49ers.
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Mike Nolan 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 his defensive scheme.
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On February 3,2023, it was announced that Mike Nolan was hired by the Michigan Panthers of United States Football League to be their head coach, succeeding Jeff Fisher.
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Mike Nolan is married to his wife, Kathy, and has four children, Michael, Matthew, Jennifer and Christopher.
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Mike Nolan attended Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose, California and Woodside High School, the alma mater of Julian Edelman.
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Mike Nolan decided to coach the Monday Night Football game in honor of his dad.