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Ranking 32 NFL coaches you’d want to have a beer with

By Andrew McCarty

Jul 28, 2016; Foxboro, MA, USA; New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick looks on during training camp at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 28, 2016; Foxboro, MA, USA; New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick looks on during training camp at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 16, 2015; Alameda, CA, USA; Jack Del Rio poses with helmet at press conference to announce his hiring as Oakland Raiders head coach at the Raiders practice facility. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 16, 2015; Alameda, CA, USA; Jack Del Rio poses with helmet at press conference to announce his hiring as Oakland Raiders head coach at the Raiders practice facility. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /

. Head Coach. Oakland Raiders. Jack Del Rio. 26. player. 28

Jack Del Rio was an athletic freak growing up. He was drafted in the 22nd round by the Toronto Blue Jays coming out of high school. He turned down the offer and went on to be a two-sport athlete at USC, starring in both football and baseball.

He was a four-year starter on the Trojans football team, amassing 340 tackles including 58 tackles for loss. Del Rio was a two-year starter on the Trojans baseball team, and hit a very respectable .340 while playing alongside MLB greats like Mark McGwire and Randy Johnson.

So why is such an accomplished man not higher up on my list?

First off, he strikes me as someone who loves to talk about himself and his previous accomplishments. I can hear it now: “You know, I used to play ball with McGwire back in the day, but I didn’t need to be juiced up to be good. I could have been a stud … ”

Couple that with the fact Del Rio often dons a suit on the sidelines, which makes me assume he’s a little uptight, and you’ve got No. 26 on the countdown.

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