Mike Singletary A Candidate For LB Coaching Job With Panthers, Vikings

Linebackers coach Richard Smith is following former Panthers coach John Fox to Denver, a league source said Sunday. In the mix to replace Smith in Carolina is Mike Singletary, another source indicated, although the Minnesota Vikings also are targeting him for their linebackers coach vacancy. Singletary, a Hall of Fame linebacker, played with Vikings coach Leslie Frazier and Panthers coach Ron Rivera, and both first-time NFL coaches would like their former Chicago Bears teammate to join their staffs. Singletary coached inside linebackers for the Baltimore Ravens in 2003 and 2004 before going to the San Francisco 49ers as an assistant coach. He became the 49ers' interim coach in 2008 after Mike Nolan was fired, then he received the full-time job after a 5-4 finish to the season, and then went 8-8 in 2009, but slumped to 5-10 this past season before the coach was fired.

Source: NFL.com

 

Rivera and Singletary would make a great pair in Carolina.....same with Mike and Fraizer in Minnesota.

They all played together on that legendary 1985 Bears team.

 

Yea, knew this was too good to be true.