‘A nine-year coaching veteran, Johnson just completed his fifth season as offensive line coach for the Indiana Hoosiers. Under his tutelage, Indiana’s offensive line has put up some of the best offensive numbers in school history. The Hoosiers offensive line broke the 2,000-yard rushing mark in back-to-back seasons (2007-08) as Johnson kept his unit productive despite a lot of line shuffling due to a rash of injuries in 2008.’
Archives for February 17, 2010
Modkins much more than Gailey’s assistant
‘”Offensively, Curtis is a valuable member of what we’re trying to get done here,” said Gailey. “He takes some of the organizational stuff off of me so I can go do my job as being the head coach as well as running the offense and it’s great to have him here and it’s invaluable in my opinion to the organization that we have a guy like that.”‘
Bills release TE Derek Fine
‘Fine, a fourth-round draft pick in 2008, had 19 receptions in two seasons. He was put on injured reserve last November because of a knee injury after being limited to just eight games.’
Bills hire special teams aide, release seven players
‘The Lions’ special teams were among the best in the NFL under Kwan. They led the league with five takeaways and a plus-four turnover margin and kicker Jason Hanson tied an NFL single-season record with eight field goals of 50-plus yards in 2008. The Lions also have blocked 16 kicks the past six seasons, second-most in the NFL over that span.’
Kwan named assistant special teams coach
‘With 19 years of NFL coaching experience, Kwan was most recently the special teams coach of the Detroit Lions from 2007-2009.’