When he was hired by the San Francisco 49ers two years ago, head coach Mike Nolan petitioned the NFL to let him wear a suit on the sideline. The move would honor his father Dick Nolan, who wore a suit during his tenure as 49ers head coach from 1968-75. Somewhat surprisingly, the league rejected the idea, citing it's agreement with Reebok to supply all coaching apparel.Well after 18 months of waiting, Nolan is finally going to get his wish. The NFL announced Wednesday that Reebok has designed a suit ensemble for Nolan and Jaguars coach Jack Del Rio. An NFL spokesman confirmed that Nolan has been given permission to "test-drive" the suit for two games this season (you know, just in case it looks hideous or something; god forbid an NFL coach should look like a shlub on the sideline).
Seriously though, don't you think Mike Nolan was the biggest brown noser in grade school? "Oh teacher, I think you forgot to assign us homework. Teacher! Someone put a kick me sign on your back! Teacher, do you think I could wear a suit on the field trip rather than jeans and a tee-shirt?" I hope the other NFL coaches give him the swirly treatment during the next set of off-season meetings.
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