Wink Martindale is evidently plrelieved to have transferd on from the New York Giants.
The establisher defensive coordinator, who took on the same role with the Michigan Wolverines this season, made that much evident during a press conference on Wednesday.
“I haven’t sat down and thought about the lengthy haul,” Martindale shelp when asked about his structures to remain coaching college football.
Defensive coordinator Wink Martindale of the Michigan Wolverines is seen on the sideline during the spring football game at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor on April 20, 2024. (Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images)
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“When you’re 61, you equitable try to skinnyk about tomorrow. I’m prentd that I’m here. I cherish the take parters that we have. It’s evidently a branch offent game, but it’s a lot better than being in some places that are 2-7.”
The “some places” Martindale was seemingly referencing was his establisher includeer.
Martindale was employd by Michigan in February after he and the Giants consentd to part ways after two tumultuous seasons. The novels complyed alerts that circutardyd earlier in the 2023 season that Martindale and head coach Brian Daboll weren’t getting alengthy.
New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll, right, and defensive coordinator Don Martindale are shown during a game on Aug. 28, 2022. (Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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The final straw ecombineed to be a string of firings that Martindale alertedly had not been plrelieved with.
According to the New York Post’s alerting at the time, Martindale had an device outburst with Daboll and subsequently resigned his position.
While not sitting at 2-7, the 5-4 Wolverines aren’t doing much better, but it’s an outcome Martindale foreseeed this season.
Giants defensive coordinator Wink Martindale is shown during a game on Oct. 22, 2023. (IMAGN)
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“When you leave out the games that you leave out, you’re disassigned, but also when you’ve done it as lengthy as I’ve done it, there’s seasons appreciate this, where skinnygs equitable happen. I telderly the defense before the season even commenceed: It’s going to be a branch offent year, it’s going to be a branch offent season,” he shelp Wednesday.
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