Providing a wealth of experience in coaching both collegiate and professional football, Steve Logan, the UFL Louisville Kings' offensive coordinator, met with the media earlier this week.
Logan was asked about his initial impressions of the UFL after coaching at the collegiate level, the NFL, and the AAF. He described the UFL as the “sweet spot of coaching.”
Stating there isn’t any college recruiting or millionaire football players, and the coaches are working with “young, hungry individuals who will do anything to perfect their craft and try to get better.”
Describing the players as so much fun to coach, he enthused, “They are absolutely fabulous to work with, they’ll do anything you ask them. You never have to coach any effort, you don’t have any attitudes, and like I say, it’s just a sweet spot to coach football.”
Throughout his impressive coaching career, Logan has experience working with every offensive position group. When he was the offensive coordinator at Boston College, he worked with young quarterback Matt Ryan, helping him earn the AAC Offensive Player of the Year Award. Ryan went on to have an illustrious career with the Atlanta Falcons and is now the Falcons' President of Football Operations.
The Louisville Kings Quarterback Room
Logan also first coached Dallas Renegades' quarterback Luis Perez in the AAF. When asked about Louisville's quarterback room, Logan is confident the Kings have three quarterbacks who are ready, willing, and able to run a football game. Each one can match the offense Logan has put together.
Using the term “Match the Hatch,” he stated that all three men (Jason Bean, Chandler Rogers, and N’Kosi Perry) "have the same attributes and can run and throw."
If the need arises to make a change, “It would be a seamless transition from one quarterback to the other. We don’t have to adjust our game plan. We just call our plays.”
A Quartet of Talented Running Backs
Asked about the incredible talent in the running backs room, Logan talked about what each player brought to the team. Describing former NFL running backs James Robinson and Benny Snell as "heavy, strong, angry footballers who can catch a football."
In his rookie NFL season, Robinson shattered records as an undrafted free agent with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Making the 53-man roster out of training camp, Robinson quickly became the team's lead back. He was named the "Offensive Rookie of the Month" in September and earned PFWA All-Rookie Team honors in 2020. Recording five games with over 100 rushing yards that season, Robinson became only the fourth undrafted player in NFL history to rush for 1,000 yards in his rookie season. He finished the season with 1,070 yards on 240 carries with 7 touchdowns.
UPDATE: Late this afternoon, James Robinson was released by the Kings.
Snell, a standout for the Wildcats, is a local Kentucky favorite. He rushed for 3,873 yards on 737 carries with 48 touchdowns, and added 28 receptions for another 216 yards over three seasons. Foregoing his senior year to enter the 2019 NFL Draft, Snell was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 4th round. In his two years with the Steelers, he rushed for 982 yards on 275 carries with seven touchdowns. He also proved to be a capable receiver with 17 catches for 114 yards.
In addition to the dual threat of Robinson and Snell, the Kings have former NFL player Ian Wheeler and UFL veteran Jaden Shirden. Logan described Wheeler, a former standout at Howard, as possessing "elite speed." Furthermore, Wheeler could pose a dual threat as a return specialist.
Finally, the Kings have a talented UFL veteran in former Michigan Panthers and San Antonio Brahmas running back, Jaden Shirden. The former UFL Special Teams Player of the Week in Week 1 of the 2025 season, Shirden recorded three kickoff returns for 150 yards, including an 86-yarder that set up a field goal.
Stacked Wide Receivers Room
Logan is especially proud of the Kings' stacked wide receivers room. One of the things that impressed him most in training camp so far is the physicality of this group. Declaring that the wide receivers unit is the most physical group on the team, Logan described how the "big rangy wideouts" level of commitment in the run game is "eye-popping."
Opportunity to Coach With Redman Is A Full Circle Moment
Logan sees the opportunity to coach with Chris Redman in the UFL as a “full circle moment” for him personally.
Asked about his initial impression of Chris Redman as a first-time head coach, Logan explained that as a coach's son, Redman possesses "football DNA." Describing how someone with football DNA approaches the game differently, he stated emphatically, "There's a DNA level of understanding what's really going on; they have a global look at football practice, football games, and football development. So, Coach Redman is a coach's son."
In addition, he pointed out that, "He's also a guy with 10 years of NFL football under his belt, so his big picture is huge. It's a real blessing to work with him, and I appreciate every minute of it."