Carl Peterson Finds a New Job
by Chris Thorman on Jun 17, 2009 8:02 AM CDT
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With a hat tip to chiefs8288 yesterday in the FanShots, we find that former Kansas City Chiefs GM Carl Peterson has found a new job - chairman of the USA Football League.
Former Kansas City Chiefs executive Carl Peterson is the new chairman of USA Football. He replaces the late Jack Kemp.
USA Football is the national governing body of youth football. Peterson, who spent 20 years with the Chiefs, will serve as chairman of the independent nonprofit.
The group was endowed by the NFL and NFL Players Association in 2002. It hosts more than 100 football events annually, instructing coaches, players and game officials and providing resources for youth football league commissioners.
What will Peterson be involved in as chairman? Here's a short list.
- Nearly 50 full-day "Coaching Schools" in more than 30 states to train volunteer youth football coaches
- 40 nationwide meetings of youth football commissioners to offer insight and share best practices
- Nearly 20 officiating camps and seminars nationwide to educate and recruit football officials
- 12 three-day "Player Academies" conducted across the country to advance players' skills, aged 9-14
- Distribution of $500,000 in equipment grants for youth football leagues, based on merit and need
- Distribution of $500,000 in volunteer youth football coach and volunteer background check subsidies
- Creation of the USA Football Youth Football Rule Book & National Playing Standard, unifying the youth game
- Author exclusive and innovative youth football-related research to further advance America's favorite sport
Pretty cool gig if you ask me. No word yet if Carl Peterson has plans yet to be USA Fooball's czar, managing every single aspect of the organization he can get his hands on.
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Dude
I got on the elevator to leave work yesterday and saw that on one of those little news screens they have. Only, I looked up kind of late and all I saw was “Carl Peterson” “New Job” “Chairman” and “Football League”
Then the screen changed. I actually lost my balance and stumbled into the back wall of the elvator. That was some scary shit.
Paddy
Also
Look at him in that picture? What the hell is he doing? Is he on his way to murder someone? What a tool.
Paddy
by Patrick Allen on Jun 17, 2009 8:06 AM CDT up reply actions
How many cows died to clothe that man?
by Chris Thorman on Jun 17, 2009 8:13 AM CDT up reply actions
I dunno
that is pretty shiny. Might be pleather.
Paddy
by Patrick Allen on Jun 17, 2009 8:16 AM CDT up reply actions
Look, the collars made from Chincillas.
Is he waving in that picture or is the sun burning his flesh because he’s a vampire?
Exclusive quote from Carl Peterson
“In my plan, USA Football will be at the forefront of the football world in five, short years.”
Just like his Twitter page
“Building a five year plan to add onto the deck.”
by Joel Thorman on Jun 17, 2009 8:44 AM CDT up reply actions
How much DO clothes cost in the Matrix?
Inifinite Diversity In Infinite Combinations
by carthagechief on Jun 17, 2009 8:43 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
You forgot this quote from his twitter page
“USA Football will make ridiculous amounts of money, but never reach the pinnacle of it’s goals.”
Great for Carl Peterson.
Peterson gets a bad wrap around here but he accomplished a lot for this organization. He took a team that was terrible every year and made the team competitive and filled the stands with rabid chiefs fans like us. I know there are a lot of older chiefs fans, but I bet there are a lot of fans on this site that cheer for the chiefs because of the team he helped creat in the early 90’s (like myself).
This position sounds like a great opportunity for Carl Peterson and a chance to help make a significant contribution to future of football in the US. Congrats.
great comment
I guess a lot of people here just can’t help channeling their inner Whitlock.
by LennytheCool on Jun 17, 2009 11:05 AM CDT up reply actions
Haha +1 on the inner Whitlock
I also feel that Carl gets unfairly degraded among Chiefs fans. As was said by saskwatch, he turned this team around in the 90s and is a big part of the reason that I am personally a Chiefs fan. Beyond that, he seems like an effective administrative type and will probably do good things for USA Football. Also, I am inclined to think that at his core he is a good person of good character considering he had the long-term blessings of Lamar Hunt and the people that Carl brought into the organization were generally men of good character (Marty, Vermail, Herm).
For justice we must go to Don Pioli
Yea
I don’t get why Carl is degraded among Chiefs fans either. Other than that one thing, like being an asshole
by KansasCityShuffle on Jun 17, 2009 2:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh, its an asshole thing, huh?
I’ll defer to your obvious expertise in that regard.
Tell me, do you practice making tough guy faces in the bathroom mirror, too? Or is it just an internet thing?
by LennytheCool on Jun 17, 2009 3:26 PM CDT up reply actions
News - Merchandise Line Coming
J.C. Penney, in concert with USA Football, has announced a new line which will be called “Carl’s Coats”. Expected to be released this fall, black leather trench coats in youth sizes, with custom youth team insignias available. Free gift with every coat purchase "Negotiating Tips for Kids – “How to extract stuff from your friends on the playground and leave them with a bad taste in their mouths.”
What’s with that schmuck and five year plans?
by GonzosDirtyTrailer on Jun 17, 2009 12:35 PM CDT reply actions
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