BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Detroit Lions head coach Jim Caldwell's history with new Miami Dolphins assistant Jim Washburn goes back to the 1980s. Caldwell was an assistant coach at Penn State and Washburn was the same at South Carolina.
Caldwell told a story Wednesday at the NFL owners meetings of how he first battled with Washburn in recruiting over fullback Sam Gash, who chose Penn State and went on to have a solid college and pro career. They also coached against each other in the NFL and were on the same team with the Lions the past two seasons.