LaPolice named as Bomber head coach
Moll added as Director of Player Personnel
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WINNIPEG – Paul LaPolice is the new head coach of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
LaPolice formally accepted the terms of a deal with the club Thursday morning and will be introduced as the new coach at a press conference on Friday.
Sources with both the Bombers and the Saskatchewan Roughriders, where LaPolice has spent the last three years – the last two as offensive coordinator – have confirmed the news.
Earlier today there were conflicting reports from two media outlets, one claiming LaPolice had been offered the job, the other saying it was going to Hamilton Tiger-Cats defensive coordinator Greg Marshall.
But Marshall, the runner-up to Doug Berry and Mike Kelly previously, was never offered the job with the Bombers.
The Riders apparently attempted to keep LaPolice in Regina by sweetening their offer financially to remain as offensive coordinator under Ken Miller, but he has decided to take the Bomber job.
LaPolice previously served as the Bombers offensive coordinator in 2002-03 and has worked with the Toronto Argonauts twice (2000-01; 2006); Tiger-Cats (2004-05) and Riders. Prior to coming north to Canada, he spent seven years in the US college ranks with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the Unviersity of New Hampshire, Western Connecticut State and Maine Maritime Academy.
Meanwhile, the Bombers have also filled their Director of Player Personnel position with the hiring of Ken Moll. He replaces John Murphy, who was fired last month.
"We are very pleased to welcome Ken to the Bomber family. He possesses the skill sets and contacts to develop a systematic network which will meet the needs of our Club in the near and long term. His experience and professionalism will be an immediate asset to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, “ stated Joe Mack, Vice President and General Manager of Football Operations, in a press release.
Moll has spent the past four years with ESPN.com as one of their NFL insiders and has extensive experience as a scout for the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars (1994-1998) and Cleveland Browns (1998-2005).
Before that, he spent 15 years as a collegiate assistant, nine at Richmond and six at Louisville, his alma mater, where he played four years as a linebacker.
The native of Harrison, New York resides in Crestwood, KY with his family.
History
Updated on Thursday, February 4, 2010 11:34 AM CST: Adds that LaPolice was confirmed as the new head coach
Updated on Thursday, February 4, 2010 2:52 PM CST: Adds signing of Ken Moll as Director of Player Personnel