by Kent Sterling
There is nobody better at talk all facets of the NFL than coach Rick Venturi.
Rick Venturi coached football for a long time and know everyone, so when Pittsburgh Steelers all time great coach Chuck Noll died a week ago, my first call was to Rick.
He didn’t disappoint with a story about how generous Noll was with his time and video while Rick was the coach at Northwestern.
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Jim Irsay and Rick have known each other for better than 30 years, so for an educated perspective on Irsay’s return from rehab and battle with addiction – shared by his father and grandfather – Rick is a perfect source of wisdom.
Colts minicamp wrapped up a couple of days ago, and for a few thoughts on how important those three days can be given the lack of contact allowed until training camp mandated by the current collective bargaining agreement who better to talk to that the Coach.
I may not be a genius, but I sure as hell know how to book a great guest.
Coach Venturi was by far my favorite guest on Ahead of the Curve. I look forward to hearing him on at various times on Kent’s new program.
Sadly, due to a clause in his contract with another radio station, he will be unable to appear on the show.
Shucks.
He is such a good guy.