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Trestman hired as coach of Tampa Bay XFL team

The Tampa Bay XFL franchise named Marc Trestman as its coach and general manager on Tuesday.

He becomes the fourth coach hired by the XFL, which will begin play in 2019, joining Bob Stoops (Dallas), Jim Zorn (Seattle) and Pep Hamilton (Washington D.C.).

Trestman, who was the Chicago Bears' head coach in 2013-14, was most recently the head coach of the CFL's Toronto Argonauts in 2017-18.

Trestman, 63, led the Argonauts to the Grey Cup title in his first season but was fired last year after Toronto finished 4-14. He was 13-23 overall in two seasons.