The league announced Tuesday Trestman has been named the head coach/GM of the new franchise in Tampa Bay. 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, 63, spent the previous two years as the Toronto Argonauts head coach. Many thanks to Vince McMahon and commissioner Luck for this tremendous opportunity.”Trestman joins Bob Stoops (Dallas), Pep Hamilton (Washington, D.C.) and Jim Zorn (Seattle) as the XFL head coaches named to date. Trestman was named the CFL’s coach of the year in 2009 and ‘17.

Source: thestar March 05, 2019 17:03 UTC