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NFL-1                 2/6/02

 

JEFF FISHER NAMED CO-CHAIRMAN OF COMPETITION COMMITTEE;
MIKE HOLMGREN RETURNS AS MEMBER OF COMMITTEE

  

Tennessee Titans Head Coach Jeff Fisher has been named co-chairman of the NFL Competition Committee and Seattle Seahawks Executive Vice President, General Manager and Head Coach Mike Holmgren will return to the committee, the NFL announced today.

Commissioner Paul Tagliabue appointed Fisher to replace former Minnesota Vikings Head Coach Dennis Green as co-chairman with Tampa Bay Buccaneers General Manager Rich McKay. Fisher has been a member of the committee since 2000.

Holmgren served on the Competition Committee from 1994-98.  He was chairman of the Coaches Subcommittee from 1994-96 before succeeding Don Shula as co-chairman of the full committee from 1996-98.

"Jeff Fisher has been an outstanding member of the committee," Commissioner Tagliabue said. "His analytical skills are complemented by his ability to communicate effectively. He will be an excellent co-chair with Rich McKay. Mike Holmgren already has extensive experience on the committee, and, in addition, he adds an offensive perspective to the current group."

Other members of the committee are Arizona Cardinals General Manager Bob Ferguson, New York Giants Executive Vice President John Mara, Baltimore Ravens General Manager Ozzie Newsome, Indianapolis Colts President Bill Polian, and Carolina Panthers President Mark Richardson.

Indianapolis Colts Head Coach Tony Dungy will continue to serve as chairman of the Coaches Subcommittee along with Dick LeBeau of the Cincinnati Bengals and Andy Reid of the Philadelphia Eagles.