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Former Titans head coach Jeff Fisher takes step toward Hall of Fame

Former Tennessee Titans head coach Jeff Fisher is among the 12 people to take the next step toward election in the Coach Category of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

On the same day that former Tennessee Titans owner Bud Adams was announced as one of the 25 candidates in the Contributor category for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, another former Titan was greeted with similar news. 

Former Titans head coach Jeff Fisher is one of the 12 men taking the next step toward election in the Coach category of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the class of 2025. 

The Hall of Fames’ Coach Blue-Ribbon Committee narrowed its list to Fisher, Bill Arnsparger, Tom Coughlin, Alex Gibbs, Mike Holmgren, Chuck Knox, Richie Petitbon, Dan Reeves, Marty Schottenheimer, George Seifert, Mike Shanahan and Clark Shaughnessy.

Fisher served as a head coach in the NFL for 22 seasons, split between the Houston Oilers, Tennessee Titans, and St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams. 

Fisher led the Titans to their only Super Bowl appearance during the 1999 season, coming up one yard short of the championship. In all, his Titans’ teams made the playoffs four consecutive seasons from 1999 to 2003. 

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Former Rams coach Jeff Fisher taking over as Arena Football League interim commissioner

Former Rams coach Jeff Fisher is stepping in as the interim commissioner of the Arena Football League

Jeff Fisher hasn’t coached in the NFL since the Rams fired him in 2016, but he’s still stayed in the football world. He coached in the USFL for one season in 2022 with the Michigan Panthers, and now he’s taking on a new role in another league.

On Tuesday, Fisher was hired as the interim commissioner of the Arena Football League. Fisher’s part of the ownership group for the Nashville Kats in the AFL, so he’s already been involved in the league.

Fisher said he’s “honored to be able to help and make sure this thing remains on track” when talking about being hired as the interim commissioner.

Fisher coached the Rams for four-plus years before being fired in 2016. Los Angeles then hired Sean McVay in 2017 to replace Fisher at the helm.

AFL appointing Jeff Fisher as interim commissioner, per report

The AFL has reportedly appointed ex-Titans head coach Jeff Fisher as its next commissioner.

The Arena Football League is reportedly set to hire former Tennessee Titans head coach Jeff Fisher as its interim commissioner.

Per Anthony Carter of Arena Insider, the league voted out now-former commissioner Lee Hutton III on Monday and are appointing Fisher in his place, which will be made official on Tuesday.

Fisher is already well-connected to the league, as he’s part of the ownership group of the Nashville Katz.

The move comes on the heels of four teams closing up operations in the first season of the league’s revival, which is obviously a bad sign for its future. A total of 12 teams remain in operation currently.

Fisher was the Titans’ head coach for 17 seasons, from 1994-2010. He compiled a 142-120 record in that span and took the franchise to its only Super Bowl, losing to the St. Louis Rams.

Fisher then took over the Rams in 2012, spending five seasons there and overseeing the franchise’s move to Los Angeles. He didn’t have anywhere near the same success, though, posting a 31-45-1 record.

Fisher was last on the sidelines in 2022 as the head coach of the USFL’s Michigan Panthers. He also served as general manager.

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Former Rams coach Jeff Fisher steps down from USFL job

Jeff Fisher is leaving his role as a head coach in the USFL to spend more time with his family

Jeff Fisher returned to the sidelines last year as the head coach of the USFL’s Michigan Panthers but his tenure will only last one season – and not because he was fired. Fisher has decided to step away from coaching to spend time with his family and enjoy his “semi-retirement” as much as he can.

The Panthers will replace Fisher with former 49ers head coach Mike Nolan.

“I have made the tough decision to step away from coaching in the USFL to spend more time with my family, including our five grandbabies, and enjoying my semi-retirement to the fullest,” Fisher said in a statement.

Under Fisher last season, the Panthers went 2-8 and finished third in the North division. It was Fisher’s first coaching gig since he was fired by the Rams in 2016.

During Fisher’s five years with the Rams, he went 31-45-1 as the head coach. He also coached for the Titans, leading them to the Super Bowl in 1999 where they lost to the Rams.

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Jeff Fisher steps down as head coach of USFL’s Panthers

Jeff Fisher has stepped down as head coach of the USFL’s Michigan Panthers after one season.

Former Tennessee Titans head coach Jeff Fisher is out as the lead man of the USFL’s Michigan Panthers after just one season.

The announcement was made via an official statement from Fisher, which was released by the team on social media. Fisher will be replaced by former New Orleans Saints assistant, Mike Nolan.

Fisher’s statement read as follows:

“Coaching in the USFL has been an incredible experience, and I am [a] firm believer the league has a tremendous future,” Fisher wrote. “I am extremely grateful to our players, coaches and fans, and the excellent leadership at the USFL.”

Fisher’s lone season was a rough one to say the least. In fact, the highlight was him sporting a backwards hat during games.

The Panthers went an abysmal 2-8, finishing with the worst record in the league. Fisher made some questionable decisions along the way, and his players were spotted fighting on the sidelines on at least one occasion.

The 64-year-old was recently a head coach at the Collegiate Bowl, where he led the American Team to a victory over the Eddie George-led National squad.

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Former Saints assistant Mike Nolan named head coach of USFL team

Former Saints assistant Mike Nolan named head coach of USFL team, replacing Jeff Fisher on the Michigan Panthers:

One former New Orleans Saints assistant coach made headlines on Friday morning, with the USFL’s Michigan Panthers announcing that Mike Nolan has been named their head coach. Nolan replaces Jeff Fisher, who stepped down citing personal reasons.

Nolan coached the Saints linebackers from 2017 to 2019 before leaving for the Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator job in 2020; he was let go after the season, but has since returned to lead one of the startup spring league’s eight teams. He was a respected defensive assistant in New Orleans and played a big part in scouting, drafting, and developing players like Alex Anzalone and Kaden Elliss.

While the USFL has used nominally based each of its teams in different cities around the country, they have used a “hub” model in the first season with all games played in Birmingham, Ala. with plans to expand to home venues by 2024. The Panthers expect to play their home games from Ford Field in Detroit. They went 2-8 in 2022 but led the USFL in passing yards per game. Maybe Nolan can build off of that.

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Jeff Fisher’s team bests Eddie George’s in NFLPA Collegiate Bowl

Jeff Fisher’s American Team got the better of Eddie George’s National Team on Saturday.

A pair of Tennessee Titans greats did battle on Saturday afternoon, as Jeff Fisher and the American Team squared off against Eddie George and the National Team in the 2023 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl on Saturday.

Fisher led his squad to a 19-17 victory over George’s on a last-second, 24-yard field goal from Bijan Nichols, marking just the second time in 11 Collegiate Bowl contests that the American Team has won.

The MVP of the game was East Carolina quarterback Holton Ahlers, who completed 9-of-12 passes for 189 yards and a touchdown. You can check out a full recap of the game right here.

Fisher and George weren’t the only former Titans helping out with the game, as former linebacker Keith Bulluck coached the position on George’s staff.

This was the first time George and Fisher were on opposite sidelines since 2004, when George was with the Cowboys and facing the Titans in a preseason contest.

Fisher is set to return to the USFL’s Michigan Panthers for his second season, while George will be entering his third season at Tennessee State.

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Titans great Keith Bulluck to coach LBs at NFLPA Collegiate Bowl

Titans great Keith Bulluck will serve as the LBs coach under Eddie George at NFLPA Collegiate Bowl.

A third Tennessee Titans great will be taking part in the 2023 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl.

The game already features two former Titans as the head coaches, with Jeff Fisher leading the American Team and Eddie George leading the National Team.

But former Titans linebacker Keith Bulluck is also chipping in and will serve as the linebackers coach under George, he announced on Saturday.

A former first-round pick, Bulluck spent 10 seasons with the Titans and was a first-team All-Pro and Pro Bowler in 2003. Fisher was his coach for all 10 of those seasons, and he played with George from 2000-03.

George has spent the last two years as the head coach at Tennessee State University, while Fisher was the head coach of the USFL’s Michigan Panthers in 2022.

The NFLPA Collegiate Bowl will be a week-long event that helps prepare draft-eligible players for the NFL, while also allowing them to showcase their talents. The game will take place on Jan. 28.

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Jeff Fisher, Eddie George will square off in NFLPA Collegiate Bowl

Jeff Fisher and Eddie George will coach against one another in the 2023 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl.

A pair of Tennessee Titans greats, former head coach Jeff Fisher and running back Eddie George, will be on opposite sidelines for the 2023 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl.

Fisher and George will be going up against one another as the head coaches of the respective squads. The game will take place at the Rose Bowl on Jan. 28 and will air on NFL Network.

George will lead the National Team against Fisher and the American Team. This is Fisher’s second-straight year as a head coach in the game. Here’s a description of the contest, per its official website:

The NFLPA Collegiate Bowl is the premier postseason all-star game for any draft-eligible college football players. More than just a game, this week-long experience provides players with the opportunity to showcase their game to NFL scouts and coaches, while learning from the best in the business. The NFLPA Collegiate Bowl not only prepares players for the speed and intensity of professional football, but also for the business and lifestyle changes that come with it.

George has spent the last two seasons as the head coach at Tennessee State, where he’s amassed a 9-13 record. Fisher was most recently the head coach of the USFL’s Michigan Panthers, where he went 2-8 last year.

“I’ve witnessed firsthand the caliber of players who come through the Collegiate Bowl, as well as the top-notch experience, provided them by the NFLPA in teaching the business of football,” George said. “It’s a great honor to now be a head coach in the game – and to do it with and against my former NFL coach makes it that much more exciting.”

George spent all but one of his seasons in the NFL with Fisher. The franchise great went on to play for the Dallas Cowboys in 2004, but he only met Fisher and the Titans during the preseason.

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Jeff Fisher’s ripped-jeans, skater-shoes look before USFL game screamed ‘how do you do, fellow kids?’

He was a Sk8(-9)er boy.

While I would hardly call Jeff Fisher a football icon, he is something of an anomaly in the football space continuum.

Fisher has never coached a championship team. In a 20-plus-year NFL career, he’s  .500 in the playoffs as a coach. Yet, we love the guy. Everything he seems to do is funny — perhaps unintentionally funny — but funny nonetheless.

Think about it. How many coaches could lean into a meme that essentially makes fun of how mediocre your teams are? Fisher almost seemed to take pride in “7-9” year after year. That takes some thick skin, blissful ignorance, or a combination of the two.

On Saturday afternoon, with Fisher’s USFL Michigan Panthers set to face off against the Birmingham Stallions (-6.5), pro football’s favorite everyman made himself a walking (no pun intended) meme again.

This time, it was Fisher’s fit that made him seem like he came straight out of a 30 Rock skit with Steve Buscemi:

Look at those ripped light blue jeans. Those skater shoes (Vans? Converse?). The sweater that says ‘I’m chilled out’ and ‘I also think it’s 2005 when it comes to fashion.’

Even if Fisher doesn’t understand the humor behind this, it doesn’t appear he cares much. I can’t fault someone for unabashedly being themselves, especially when it’s not really harming others. Huh, now I like him more! How simply uncanny.

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