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Source: ESPN | Category: Sports World | Date: Oct 13, 2026
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How NFL pros such as Matthew Stafford gain perspective from coaching their kids
"We kind of just lined up and played the same defense all the time and tried to keep it simple for them so they could go play and have fun." Stafford is...
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- "We kind of just lined up and played the same defense all the time and tried to keep it simple for them so they could go play and have fun." Stafford is one of many current NFL players who coach their kids in sports that include football, soccer, baseball, basketball and golf.
- "It's funny because a lot of the parents from the opposing team are like, 'They're running NFL plays!'" Moses said.
- "I'm just a dad out there at that point," Stafford said.
- "A lot of coaches are in it for the wrong reasons," Dupree said.
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"We kind of just lined up and played the same defense all the time and tried to keep it simple for them so they could go play and have fun." Stafford is one of many current NFL players who coach their kids in sports that include football, soccer, baseball, basketball and golf. "It's funny because a lot of the parents from the opposing team are like, 'They're running NFL plays!'" Moses said. "I'm just a dad out there at that point," Stafford said. "A lot of coaches are in it for the wrong reasons," Dupree said. Jansen called coaching his "greatest passion," saying, "[It] takes up a lot of my time because I want it to take up a lot of my time." For the past five years, Jansen said he has coached during the NFL season and spends time during the week thinking about how he can "positively impact" the kids on his team. It's a lot of fun." Moses said his goal is simple: for the kids on his team to learn the fundamentals of football.