TAMPA, Fla. — Former CFL head coach Marc Trestman has joined the upstart XFL. The league, set to begin play in February 2020, announced Tuesday Trestman has been named the head coach and general manager of the new franchise in Tampa Bay. “Marc is a two-time coach of the year who also led his teams to three CFL Grey Cup championships,” XFL commissioner Oliver Luck said in a statement. Trestman’s first CFL stint was with the Montreal Alouettes (2008-12), where he won two Grey Cup titles (2009-10) before becoming head coach of the NFL’s Chicago Bears. Trestman was named the CFL’s coach of the year in 2009 and ’17.

Source: National Post March 05, 2019 17:15 UTC