Holmgren Ready to Return to Work

This shouldn’t be a surprise to football fans, but former Seattle Seahawks Coach Mike Holmgren is apparently ready to go back to work. He says he is “open to the idea of coaching.” Shocking! (She said in jest.)

Holmgren is known to be a bit of a workaholic. That’s something I respected about him when he was the coach of “my team” (the Green Bay Packers) and something that frustrated me (when it wasn’t enough to be the coach of the Superbowl Champion Green Bay Packers). When he announced that he was taking a “sabbatical” last year, I figured it would only be a short time before he decided time off wasn’t his bag.

He says that “he has not thought through his emotions enough to know exactly what it is he wants to do. ” Apparently he was babysitting one of his grandkids while also watching the NFL draft. He was getting so involved in the picks teams were making that his wife finally reminded him that he wasn’t working.

My bet is that he will return to coaching. I can’t see him happy in an office somewhere, or even as a commentator. Coaching is in his blood. What do you think? Will he be back for another season?

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