NFL legend out as XFL head coach after disappointing season

Rod Woodson, Tremendous Bowl champion and Pro Football Hall of Famer, is out because the Vegas Vipers head coach after one season that noticed the workforce go 2-8.

The XFL launched an announcement Sunday to announce that Woodson and the Vipers agreed to mutually half methods, lower than a month after the Arlington Renegades gained the championship recreation over the DC Defenders.

Head coach Rod Woodson and linebacker C.J. Avery #28 of the Las Vegas Vipers slap fingers earlier than their recreation in opposition to the Orlando Guardians at Cashman Discipline on March 18, 2023, in Las Vegas. (Louis Grasse/Getty Photos)

“We need to thank Rod for his arduous work and dedication to the Vipers and the League final season,” XFL President Russ Brandon mentioned in an announcement.

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“Throughout Rod’s time with the workforce, the gamers had an unimaginable alternative to be taught and profit from his expertise. He left an indelible mark on all of the coaches, workers, and gamers. We want Rod and his household all the very best of their future pursuits.”

Woodson, 58, spent the vast majority of his 17 years within the NFL taking part in for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Throughout that point, he was named NFL Defensive Participant of the Yr and earned six of his 9 Professional Bowl nods there.

Rod Woodson of the Pittsburgh Steelers breaks up a cross meant for large receiver Marvin Harrison of the Indianapolis Colts throughout a playoff recreation at Three Rivers Stadium on December 29, 1996, in Pittsburgh. The Steelers defeated the Colts, 42-14. (George Gojkovich/Getty Photos)

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He went on to win the Tremendous Bowl with the Baltimore Ravens within the 2000-2001 season.

“After talking with my household and members of the soccer operations workforce, we determined it was in our mutual curiosity for me to step away from the workforce,” Woodson mentioned in an announcement. “I want to thank everybody on the League and want them continued success as they enter season two.”

Head coach Rod Woodson of the Vegas Vipers seems on earlier than the XFL recreation in opposition to the DC Defenders at Audi Discipline on March 12, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Scott Taetsch/Getty Photos)

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The Vipers went 0-4 to begin the season earlier than choosing up their solely two wins in Weeks 5 and seven. They completed final of their division and had a document solely higher than the Orlando Guardians, who completed 1-9.