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- ↑ Green Bay Packers Official Website January 9, 2013
- ↑ "Packers fire defensive coordinator". ESPN.com . January 5, 2009. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
- ↑ Packers part ways with Winston Moss December 4, 2018
- ↑ Markazi, Arash (May 7, 2019). "Winston Moss, who played for L.A. Raiders, to be named coach and GM of L.A.'s XFL team". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved May 7, 2019.