“I’m like, ‘Shut up,’ ” Metellus said incredulously. “We get to the game and it’s like second quarter and he’s like, ‘Put the headset on.’ I said, ‘Dang, I’m really coaching?’ ”
Metellus gripped the play card and practiced reciting calls to rookie linebacker Kobe King on the sideline. Then his decisions helped force a Titans punt after just four plays and 12 yards.
“It’s funny, he’s got the coach voice,” Flores said. “He’s like, ‘What are we doing here?’ ”
Flores has said Metellus, who’s capable of playing multiple positions, could be a coach one day. Metellus has said no thanks. But after this?
“I thought about it for a second,” Metellus said, “because that was a hell of an experience.”