Longtime ESPN NFL analyst Merril Hoge was among those laid off by the company in May, but he’s resurfaced with an interesting new gig.
Your Call Football has hired Hoge as one of its two football coaches, joining former Green Bay Packers head coach Mike Sherman.
But it’s not the traditional kind of coaching Hoge and Sherman have signed on for; they are responsible for hiring a coaching staff and finding players, but what happens on the field will be out of their hands.
A first-of-its-kind idea, YCF is essentially the Madden game brought to life: fans will be completely in control of a live game.