Pinkel, 63, said he was diagnosed with lymphoma in May. He dismissed the idea that the week's events led to his decision.
"I made a decision in May, after visiting with my family, that I wanted to keep coaching as long as I felt good and had the energy I needed," Pinkel said in a statement. "I felt great going into the season but also knew that I would need to re-assess things at some point, and I set our bye week as the time when I would take stock of the future."
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