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In June, ESPN took some fairly drastic steps to cut costs with the wave of layoffs that led to the dismissal of a number of notable on-air personalities who viewers have become pretty familiar with over the years.
This season’s Monday Night Football broadcasts will look a bit different after the network parted ways with Suzy Kolber and Steve Young, who’d each contributed to ESPN in various capacities for more than two decades.
It was safe to assume the man who made close to $50 million in contract money during his 15 seasons as a quarterback in the NFL wouldn’t need to scramble to find a new source of income, as the 61-year-old is probably in a position to spend the rest of his life doing absolutely nothing while still living a very comfortable existence.
With that said, it appears the Hall of Famer isn’t content with resting on his laurels.
Young never felt the urge to give coaching a try after he hung up his cleats to bring his legendary career to an end at the turn of the millennium, but it seems like he’s decided there’s no better time than now to give it a shot.
However, he’s certainly easing into things based on the route he decided to go, as his new gig will see him joining former 49ers backup QB John Paye as the coach of the girls’ flag football team at Menlo School in Atherton, CA.
California added that pastime to its official list of high school sports earlier this year, and the academic institution that tapped Young to help oversee its inaugural season says close to 40 students have signed up for a season that’s slated to kick off on August 21st before wrapping up at the start of November.
I can certainly think of worse people to hire for that particular position.