
A former member of the Kansas City Chiefs is getting his shot at a head-coaching opportunity at the college level.
On Thursday, Avila University announced that they had hired former Chiefs WR Derrick Alexander to serve as their next head football coach. A first-round draft pick out of Michigan by the Cleveland Browns in 1994, Alexander played for four seasons in Kansas City from 1998 through 2001. Alexander had the best season of his NFL career in 2000, catching 78 passes for over 1,300 yards and ten touchdowns with Elvis Grbac under center and Gunther Cunningham calling the shots.