Sean Kugler, an assistant coach with the Arizona Cardinals, has reportedly been dismissed after an incident in Mexico City over the weekend before the Monday Night Football loss to the San Francisco 49ers, according to sources
No official explanation for the dismissal has been provided.
The Daily Mail reports that Sean Kugler’s firing has not yet been officially justified. The Arizona Cardinals made a personnel choice while travelling for an away game was unexpected.
Sean Kugler, the team’s offensive line coach and coordinator of the rushing game, was fired, according to Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury, who spoke to The Arizona Republic. Kingsbury said that the termination was the result of a Mexico City event, but he would not elaborate much.
Sean Kugler Arizona Cardinals Assistant Coach Fired After Groping A Woman In Mexico City
What did Kugler say?
They stripped him of his responsibilities, and he was sent home early on Monday before the game, according to Kingsbury. Every time you make that kind of staff shift, it might be difficult.
Arizona was in Mexico City for a Monday Night Football game against the San Francisco 49ers, which they ultimately lost. Nobody on the team has specifically addressed the incident or provided a detailed justification for Kugler’s termination. He is not listed on the team website and clicking on the link to his page results in an error.
Who will replace Kugler?
The team claims that tight ends coach Steve Heiden and assistant coach Brian Natkin are now in charge of the offensive line. Kugler joined the Cardinals’ coaching staff in 2019 after making comparable stops with Denver, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, and Detroit. He also had a job in higher education.
What happened in Mexico?
TSG now has the exclusive report of the events in Mexico that led to Kugler’s dismissal. According to sources who spoke to ESPN, Sean Kugler, the Arizona Cardinals’ offensive line coach and coordinator of the rushing game, was fired after he was accused of molesting a lady over the weekend in Mexico City.
After learning about the incident from Mexican officials on Sunday night, the Cardinals fired Kugler and sent him back to Arizona on a flight on Monday morning. The Cardinals arrived in Mexico City by plane on Saturday.
See the fans’ responses below the page.
Sean Kugler had been removed from the Cardinals' website by time Kliff Kingsbury's press conference started Tuesday.
Word had been circulating that something happened Tuesday morning.
— Josh Weinfuss (@joshweinfuss) November 22, 2022
Cardinals RB coach James Saxson was charged with domestic battery – involving children – in May, allowed to stay with the team until it became public in August, placed on admin leave, pled guilty Oct 6th, then allowed to resign.
Sean Kugler was fired immediately.
— Chuck Harris (@chuckh3) November 22, 2022
Cardinals have released OL coach & run game coordinator Sean Kugler following an incident from Saturday night in Mexico City.
Events of the incident are now being scrubbed from all Hard Knocks video footage.
— Chuck Harris (@chuckh3) November 22, 2022
The #Cardinals fired OL coach and running game coordinator Sean Kugler after an incident in Mexico on Saturday night, HC Kliff Kingsbury told @azbobbymac. Kugler did not coach last night. He was sent home.
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) November 22, 2022