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Oakland Raiders defensive coordinator
Rob Ryan is one of the NFL's most recognizable assistant coaches because he's the only one with long hair. At least, he used to be.
Ryan recently got a haircut, and it had nothing to do with the
NFL's proposed rules change banning long hair -- that one applies only to players. Instead,
he did it for charity.
Asked about his decision to donate his hair to
Locks of Love, which turns donated hair into wigs for people suffering from long-term medical hair loss, Ryan said, "Why not? Clean up my act."
I also can't help but think that part of his decision was an effort to make himself look more like the stereotypical head coach, which Ryan wants to be. Fair or not, appearance matters, and there are undoubtedly some NFL owners who would hold Ryan's hair against him when considering him for a head-coaching job. That won't be a problem anymore.
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