NFL coach makes it a family affair by hiring his dad as an assistant coach

Published: Sep 06, 2024 Duration: 00:01:43 Category: News & Politics

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YEAH, THAT'S IT. GET OVER THE BALL, GET OVER THE BALL FIRST. WHEN YOU'RE AN NFL HEAD COACH, YOU'RE IN CHARGE OF A LOT PRACTICE SCHEDULES, DAILY SCHEDULES. BUT WHEN THE TENNESSEE TIGHTENS HIRED BRIAN CALLAHAN THIS YEAR, HE ALSO BROUGHT AN UNLIKELY COACHING PLAYBOOK AMONG ALL THE PEOPLE YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH. YOU GOT TO DEAL WITH THIS GUY. IT'S GREAT. THAT'S TITANS OFFENSIVE LINE COACH, BILL CALLAHAN. BRYAN ALSO CALLS HIM DAD. THE DREAM COME TRUE IN A LOT OF WAYS. IT'S REAL, IN A LOT OF WAYS, BILL HAS SPENT DECADES COACHING COLLEGE AND PRO TEAMS AND LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON AND THEN HE GOT INTO COACHING AND THEN HE TOTALLY BROKE HIS MOTHER'S HEART. BUT WHEN BRIAN GOT HIS FIRST NFL HEAD COACHING GIG IN NASHVILLE, HE OFFERED DAD A JOB, OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR. NICK HOLTZ IS CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE. IT'S LIKE YOU'RE TALKING TO THE SAME PERSON AT TIMES. SO YOU'RE LIKE, WAIT, THERE'S JUST THE OLDER VERSION AND THE YOUNGER VERSION. IT'S KIND OF CONFUSED. I JUST CALL THEM BOTH COATS. YOU CALLING HIM DAD WHEN YOU'RE CALLING PLAYS. WHAT IS THAT LIKE? I MEAN? YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. IT'S A GREAT QUESTION SOUNDS LIKE THE ANSWER IS. YES. NO, I TRY TO STAY WITH A COUPLE DADS WHO SLIPPED OUT HERE AND THERE, WHATEVER THEY GO BY HIS FATHER AND SON ARE RIGHT WHERE THEY WANT TO BE TO END MY CAREER WITH MY SON. YOU COULDN'T ASK FOR A BETTER SCENARIO. A NEW SEASON KICKOFF THAT'S REDEFINING THE FAMILY BUSINESS, TITANS ON 3123. JESSE KIRSCH NBC NEWS, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE.

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