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• Jeff Fisher is a current National Football League head coach of the Tennessee Titans and former cornerback with the Chicago Bears.

  On December 22, 2008, a day after the Tennessee Titans defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers by the score of 31-14, Fisher downplayed the actions of LenDale White and Keith Bulluck after the game. Bullock and White were seen stomping on the "terrible towels". The towels are used by Steeler fans while cheering the team on. They also are seen as signature representations of Steelers fans loyalty and enthusiasm. Fisher stated, "Why would it be a big deal? That if we play (the Steelers) again, they'll play harder? I don't think so. They always play hard."ESPN.com: Fisher unfazed but Cowher irked by terrible towel stomp(December 22, 2008)

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: February 25, 1958
  2. Birthplace: Culver City, California
  3. Attended University of Southern California
  4. Played professionally for the Chicago Bears
  5. Drafted in 1981, Round 7, Pick 177
  6. Collision with Bill Cowher caused career ending injury
  7. The longest tenured single team head coach in NFL
  8. Known as "Coach Fish"

• Brief Biography

  A high school standout at Woodland Hills' Taft High School, Jeff Fisher was scouted to play with the nearly USC Trojans. After a successful college career, Fisher was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the seventh round in the 1981 NFL Draft. After a four-year career with the Bears, Fisher suffered a career-ending injury and moved into coaching. In 1985, Fisher got put on injured reserve, and became Buddy Ryan's assistant in Chicago. He later got the head coaching job after a stint with the Tennessee Titans, in 1994. He has remained the head coach of the organization since then.

• 2008 Season

  Fisher led the Titans to a 10-0 start to the 2008 season. In a unique coaching strategy, on November 20, 2008, Fisher arrived at practice via parachute, landing on the field in front of his players. He stated that it was to represent that by overcoming adversity anything can be accomplished.The Tennessean: Fisher Takes Parachute to Work

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