Mike Singletary is ready for another head coaching job and explains why he took two years away from the sidelines to prepare
Back in 2008, Mike Singletary (the former legendary linebacker with the Chicago Bears) was appointed interim head coach of the San Francisco 49ers after the organization fired Mike Nolan following a 2-5 start. Singletary made a splash that season by leading the Niners to a 5-4 finish to save what could have been a very tumultuous season at 7-9.
Singletary was appointed full-time head coach moving forward, and his head coaching tenure lasted into the 2010 season when the franchise fired him before the final week of the regular season after posting a 5-10 mark. The following season Singletary joined the staff of the Minnesota Vikings as linebackers coach / assistant to the head coach. His career record as a head coach sat at 18-22 at that point.
The past few years though, you probably haven’t heard Singletary’s name mentioned a whole lot. That’s because he decided to step away from coaching for a few seasons to be a “walkabout,” taking some time off to travel around the country visiting with different staffs, head coaches, coordinators, and assistants in an effort to fill in the voids he had as a coach.
The list of coaches that he met with include Bill Parcells, Dan Reeves, Mouse Davis (the creator of the run-and-shoot offense), and Howard Mudd (longtime NFL offensive line coach regarded as one of the best in the business).
