Ex-NFL star reacts to Sherrone Moore's dismissal and fallout, names 'wild' pick for next Michigan coach

Sherrone Moore’s dismissal from the Michigan Wolverines shot programme and the ongoing contention stemming from his jailing connected Wednesday nighttime has been a large constituent of treatment successful the sports world.

Former NFL prima walk rusher Shawne Merriman gave his archetypal absorption to Moore’s concern successful an interrogation with Fox News Digital.

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Head manager Sherrone Moore of the Michigan Wolverines looks connected anterior to the crippled against the Northwestern Wildcats astatine Wrigley Field connected Nov. 15, 2025 successful Chicago, Illinois. (Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

"At archetypal it conscionable seemed similar helium was getting fto go, which if what they said was true, past you would recognize that. I think, for maine personally, I don’t similar to spot radical spiral," helium said. "Unfortunate things happen, but I don’t similar to spot things spiral and it sounds similar there’s thing deeper and much superior mentally than we were each led connected to judge initially. When the firing happened, I’m like, ‘OK, well, that’s policy, that’s portion of it. Rules are rules and that’s what it is.’ Now, it conscionable seems like, man, somebody’s possibly connected the edge.

"I’m a existent believer successful intelligence health. I anticipation that things aren’t wholly the mode they’re coming retired close now. But of course, erstwhile I archetypal saw it, I said, ‘that seems astir right, they got rules there.’ Now, it’s like, man, idiosyncratic mightiness request immoderate assistance and hopefully helium gets that."

Moore was jailed hours aft the programme fired him for having an "inappropriate relationship" with a staffer. The schoolhouse didn’t remark connected his detention.

Shawne Merriman, erstwhile NFL and Maryland Terrapins linebacker, is recognized connected the tribunal for his foundation Lights On Foundation's during the 2nd fractional of the crippled against the George Washington Colonials astatine Xfinity Center connected Nov. 11, 2021. (Tommy Gilligan/USA TODAY Sports)

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Michigan volition present person to find the adjacent antheral for the job, which mightiness beryllium trickier astatine this constituent of the year.

Merriman told Fox News Digital helium believed a Super Bowl champion caput manager could beryllium successful play.

"In my opinion, I deliberation that, I cognize it’s benignant of wild, but I judge that Jon Gruden could beryllium (the adjacent caput coach)," helium said. "I judge that if they were gonna propulsion the trigger this mode and past truly deed thing big, I deliberation Jon Gruden. I cognize he’s been backmost astir the athletics a lot. I cognize he’s been retired determination publically wanting to coach. I deliberation it’ll marque a large splash, a large name, large coach. And arsenic he’s getting much into the younger demographic of media, I deliberation that helium would mesh well.

"I tin spot Jon Gruden. They got the money. So, I deliberation that would beryllium a large determination for them to make."

Then-Las Vegas Raiders manager Jon Gruden during a associated signifier against the Los Angeles Rams connected Aug. 18, 2021. (Kirby Lee/USA TODAY Sports)

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Moore volition person a tribunal quality connected Friday.

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