This league is getting big. We have way more 300-pound guys than ever before. That's not to say all the people in athletics who have died are 300-pound guys. There are so many different reasons.

In his 2+ years in Detroit he compiled a disappointing 15–28 record. Following the dismissal of Arkansas head coach Bobby Petrino Mariucci was recommended as a replacement by Carroll. Mariucci expressed interest in the head coaching job of the San Diego Chargers in late 2012 with speculation of Norv Turner's departure from San Diego.

He coached for the San Francisco 49ers and most recently for the Detroit Lions. Stephen Ray "Steve" Mariucci (born November 4 1955) is a former National Football League coach.