Chris Redman and fellow Ravens legends will coach in UFL’s championship matchup

The United Football League championship game will feature a familiar set of faces for Baltimore fans. Chris Redman, a former Ravens quarterback, is joining the UFL’s Louisville Kings coaching group, and the Ravens organization says he will be part of a larger Ravens-alumni staff assembled for the title game.

Redman’s NFL connection runs deeper than a brief stop. He spent four seasons with the Ravens, including the 2000 campaign, the same year Baltimore reached and won the Super Bowl. In that sense, the UFL appointment is less a branding exercise and more a continuation of the same football network that formed during his time in purple.

According to the Ravens, the Kings coaching opportunity drew Redman partly because it returned him to his roots. It will be in his hometown, where he also played college football before turning his pro career into an NFL stop in Baltimore.

The Ravens release also indicates that Redman is not the only former player from that era taking a coaching role in the championship week. Four other Ravens legends are slated to coach as part of the UFL title-game plans, aligning the Ravens’ alumni presence across both sides of the championship picture.

The championship opponent in the release is the DC Defenders, another UFL team that will be tied into this Ravens-alumni coaching storyline. While the specific duties and assistants roles are not detailed in the information provided here, the broader implication is clear: the league’s final game is also functioning as a showcase for experienced football identities transitioning from playing careers into staff responsibilities.

For the UFL, this kind of appointment helps the league report continuity and credibility as it builds a fan base and a coaching pipeline. For Redman and the other legends, the championship setting turns what could have been a ceremonial cameo into a high-leverage evaluation stage, where coaching decisions will be tested in real time against elite opponents.

Looking ahead, the next watch item is how the Ravens-alumni staff’s approach translates to UFL game management and player development. Championship-week roles can shape recruiting, retention, and the perception of whether former NFL players can accelerate a program quickly. Even without knowing every assignment, the fact that these alumni are positioned for the league’s biggest game suggests the UFL expects them to matter immediately.