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Confusion and mistrust over changes in the league's pension program is wreaking havoc with some NFL teams' coaching staffs, including the pending retirement of Colts OC Tom Moore and OL coach Howard Mudd, according to Larry Kennan, executive director of the NFL Coaches Association. Kennan confirmed that Mudd has "already filed his retirement papers" and added that he believes Moore is "just about there."
Reported by ESPN.com
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NFL owners passed a resolution at the league meetings that allowed the 32 teams to opt out of a uniformed pension plan, which has been a generous incentive for coaches to remain at the pro level. Mudd has coached 35 consecutive seasons in the NFL and Moore has been an assistant for 32 years. Both are considered among the finest assistant coaches in league history and their 12-year Indianapolis union as offensive coordinator and line coach has been considered a major factor to the success of the Colts and Peyton Manning. According to ESPN insider Chris Mortensen, if the Colts lost Moore and Mudd, it is believed current assistants Clyde Christensen (assistant head coach, receivers) and Pete Metzelaars (assistant offensive line coach), would become prime candidates to replace them.
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