scribo Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 Washington Post: Stanford University has requested permission from the San Diego Chargers to speak to their wide receivers coach, James Lofton, about the school's vacant head coaching job. The Hall of Fame wideout played at Stanford and has a son, David, now playing at the school. Stanford also has had preliminary discussions with representatives for Jim Fassel, the former Giants coach who's serving as a consultant to the Baltimore Ravens this season. Fassel is a former Stanford assistant who worked with John Elway at the school, but might want to focus on trying to land another NFL head-coaching job. . . . Link -- near the bottom of the page. Did the Bills show any interest in getting Lofton to coach the WRs in Buffalo? He's doing a nice job with the receiving corps in San Diego. Good for him all around! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PIZ Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 He was the WR's coach in Buffalo, I believe, but followed John Butler to San Diego. Right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeG Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 wasn't Charlie Joyner our WR coach? I don't remember Lofton coaching our guys... could be wrong though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scribo Posted December 2, 2004 Author Share Posted December 2, 2004 He was the WR's coach in Buffalo, I believe, but followed John Butler to San Diego. Right? 142820[/snapback] Negative. He did eight years in the booth and then became a WR coach for the Bolts three years ago. Yeah, he's been out of pads for 11 years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PIZ Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 wasn't Charlie Joyner our WR coach? I don't remember Lofton coaching our guys... could be wrong though... 142837[/snapback] Yeah, I think that's who I was thinking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernie Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 James was not the Bills wr coach. It was Charlie. James Lofton Wide Receivers 19th NFL Season, 3rd with Chargers Hall of Fame wide receiver James Lofton is set to embark on his third season as the wide receivers coach for the San Diego Chargers. One of the most prolific pass catchers in NFL history, Lofton was selected to the Hall of Fame’s 2003 class on January 25, 2003. Lofton’s receiving corps was hit hard by the injury bug in 2003 with front-line players Reche Caldwell, Tim Dwight and Eric Parker all missing significant time. One of the pleasant surprises was the emergence of rookie Kassim Osgood, who came on late in the season and caught 13 passes for 278 yards and a couple of touchdowns. During an NFL career than spanned 16 seasons (1978-1993), Lofton caught 764 passes for 14,004 yards (18.3 avg.) and scored 75 touchdowns. His 764 career receptions rank 10th in league history, while his 14,004 receiving yards is third in NFL annals to only Jerry Rice (20,386) and Tim Brown (14,167). Lofton played in 233 games during his Hall of Fame career. Lofton originally entered the NFL in 1978 as a first-round draft pick (sixth overall) of the Green Bay Packers. He spent nine seasons (1978-1986) in Green Bay before moving to Los Angeles to play for the Raiders during the 1987-88 seasons. In 1989, Lofton signed with Buffalo, where he spent the next four seasons (1989-1992). In Buffalo, Lofton was part of three AFC Championship teams and played in three Super Bowls following the 1990, ’91 and ’92 seasons. After his stint in Buffalo, Lofton played in one game with the Los Angeles Rams and nine games with the Philadelphia Eagles before retiring after the 1993 season. It was with Philadelphia that Lofton became the first player in NFL history to eclipse 14,000 receiving yards. Lofton’s finest NFL seasons came in 1983 and 1984 with the Packers. In 1983, he caught 58 passes for 1,300 yards and eight touchdowns, leading the NFL with an average of 22.4 yards per catch. The following year, he caught 62 passes for 1,361 yards and seven scores for an average of 22.0 yards per catch, also tops in the NFL. Lofton joined the Chargers after spending eight years in broadcasting. From 1994-96, he was an analyst for CNN’s NFL Preview Show. In 1997, he spent a year as an analyst on NFL games for NBC. In 1998, he returned to CNN as a studio analyst for CNNSI’s coverage of the NFL. He spent three years (1998-2001) as a game analyst on FOX Sports Net’s broadcast of Big 12 football games while also doing NFL games for CBS Radio on Westwood One. From 1995-2001, Lofton worked as an analyst for the Carolina Panthers on the team’s preseason telecasts. Lofton was born July 5, 1956 in Fort Ord, California. He attended George Washington High School in Los Angeles and Stanford University. His career receiving totals at Stanford included 68 catches for 1,216 yards (17.9 avg.). In 1977, he set the school single-season record with 12 touchdown catches. He was a three-year letterman (1975-77) for the Cardinal in football. He also had an outstanding career in track and field at Stanford where he was a four-time All-America selection. In 1978, he won the NCAA Championship in the long jump. Lofton graduated from Stanford in 1978 with a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering. Lofton has competed in Master’s track and field events over the past eight years (1997-2004). Lofton won the 2003 Pacific Association Championship in the 400 meters and posted the fastest time in the world in the 300 meters for the 45-49 year old division. In 2002, Lofton won the Western Regional Championship in the 400 meters after capturing the long jump championship in 2001. He also won the championship in the long jump at the World Master’s Games in 1999. His first titles were in 1997 in the 200 and 400 meters, and the long jump at the Texas State Master’s. James and his wife, Beverly, have three children, two sons, David and Daniel, and one daughter, Rachel. David is a quarterback at Stanford, Daniel is an all-league wide receiver and an All-CIF track and field athlete at Poway High School , and Rachel competes in club soccer. James Loftons Coaching Experience 2002-2004 - Wide Receivers, San Diego Chargers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 Because we have Tyke Tolbert, who made Anquan Boldin the ROTY last season. That's good enough for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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