So I stay and we end up winning the championship. It was a life-changing experience. I was so intrigued by coaching and I loved all the different aspects of it.
So I took the second semester of my senior year off and went back to coach the team again and we won the championship. At that point, I knew I wanted to explore coaching as a career; even though I never had any intention to do that prior to my trip to Australia.
So you went through that and ended up becoming a ball boy for the Cleveland Browns soon after, correct? EM: Yes. So the only job I could get out of college was a ball boy for the Cleveland Browns. I had to explain to her that this was an opportunity to see what pro football was like. To be inside and at least get a look at what that meant because I had no idea. TC: A lot of people credit you for building that team from and onward.
What exactly was your involvement like in the draft process during your time with the Jets? We always agreed that whatever decisions were made or whatever conflicts came up, we would resolve them together as head coach and GM.
Same thing with free agency and the draft. We were going to identify what we needed and put together a collective plan on how to get there. We felt we had a really good perspective on both free agency and the draft, and how those resources played together. I really think that Mike, Terry, and the entire scouting staff - JoJo Wooden was there at the time - really made sure that the scouts collectively - and this is something I believed in as well - understood not just what we were looking for, but what we had and how each player who came in affected the pieces that were there.
TC: Right, everything was working in motion as one singular unit made of multiple parts. That kind of leads me to my next question. The team traded for Brett Favre in Would you have traded for Favre if you had the final call? Did you have a game plan going into that year and onward? We were building for the long-term, not necessarily going for a short-term fix.
But once we collectively made a decision that we were going to do it and see where that can take us, I was all in. And I like Brett Favre a lot as a person, as a player. Obviously I was really happy for all the guys we brought in. We had brought in a specific type of player that was not only talented but that had solid, strong character.
That locker room was full of high-character guys that were continuing to develop. So I was excited for them from that perspective. But then you have the other side of it. Once Mangini worked his way to defensive coordinator in , that set the stage for his head coaching shot in New York for three seasons and then in Cleveland. From humble beginnings to rising the ranks and reaching the highest levels of leadership in pro football, Mangini proved that just getting his foot in the door was enough to make the most out of a seemingly trivial post-college job prospect.
Read More: J. Cleveland Indians President Mark Shapiro is Mangini's brother-in-law and sports agent Ron Shapiro , who currently represents him, is his father-in-law. Mangini had a cameo role in an episode of the mob drama The Sopranos.
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