Marshall Faulk is Colorado’s new running backs coach, and the Buffaloes could not ask for someone with better experience for the job. That’s, of course, because this is Faulk’s first coaching gig. As a player, though, there were few better than the Pro Football Hall of Famer. In 12 seasons in the NFL, he rushed 2,836 times for 12,279 yards and 100 total touchdowns. He was a league MVP, a seven-time Pro Bowler and a Super Bowl champ. Faulk was the real deal, and now he has a chance to pass his experiences on to the running backs at Colorado. For him, it’s more than just the opportunity to coach football, though. He gets to coach under Deion Sanders, whom he views as a major difference-maker for the game of football. “You guys know him in a different way than I know him,” Faulk said in a recent media availability (h/t On3). “We’ve been friends for many years. We worked together in television. We always talk just about the game and probably more about kids coming up in the game. How do you affect and make sureRead More
Marshall Faulk on why he decided to coach with Deion Sanders: ‘He’s one of those way makers’
