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Football Today -- The best defensive matchup in Super Bowl history?
COULD BE A FIRST: If the Eagles and the Steelers do face off in the Super Bowl, much of the attention will be on the fact that the two teams are from the same state, which would create just the...
January 16, 2009 1:00 pm
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Football Today -- Pennsylvania governor offers to send National Guard troops to Super Bowl site
It's all a bit premature, since the Eagles and the Steelers are still one win away from making the Super Bowl, but Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell (a former Philadelphia mayor and outspoken Eagles fan) says he's sensitive to security concerns...
January 15, 2009 12:01 pm
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Kraft discusses regret at loss of Pioli
By Randy Covitz Kansas City Star KANSAS CITY, Mo.- - New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft made it perfectly clear. He did not want to lose Scott Pioli. But with coach Bill Belichick being all things football in New England,...
January 15, 2009 9:23 am
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Football Today -- Is Cassel a good fit for Pioli's Chiefs?
Now that Scott Pioli has landed in Kansas City, might the Chiefs be a landing spot for Matt Cassel, either as a free-agent signee or by a trade? Possibly. The Chiefs have the high draft picks to get a deal...
January 14, 2009 12:12 pm
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Former Patriot Dave Meggett again charged with rape
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Several months after he was charged with raping a South Carolina woman, former NFL running back David Meggett was in jail Wednesday on allegations of another sexual assault. Meggett, 42, was arrested and charged with raping...
January 14, 2009 11:42 am
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Bill Belichick's statement on the departure of Scott Pioli
"To sum up in words everything Scott Pioli has meant to this organization and to me personally would be difficult, if not impossible. From the day I met him, he has demonstrated a passion for football and respect for the...
January 13, 2009 6:40 pm
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Robert Kraft's statement on the departure of Scott Pioli
"Scott Pioli was an integral part of the many championships the New England Patriots have celebrated this decade and I would like to thank him for his countless contributions throughout the past nine seasons. Scott is a great evaluator of...
January 13, 2009 6:00 pm
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Report -- Pioli reaches deal with Chiefs
ESPN's Michael Smith is reporting that New England Patriots vice president of player personnel Scott Pioli has agreed to lead football operations for the Kansas City Chiefs, ending a successful nine-year tenure in New England. An unnamed team source told...
January 13, 2009 3:36 pm
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If Pioli leaves, who replaces him?
If Scott Pioli were to leave the Patriots for Kansas City, a leading candidate to replace him would appear to be Nick Caserio, the Pats' director of player personnel and a teammate of new Denver Broncos head coach --...
January 13, 2009 2:54 pm
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Football Today -- The Tony Dungy lovefest is a bit much
I have no doubt that Tony Dungy is a great man, and his wins and losses record (in the regular season, anyway) speaks for itself. If you didn't know by now, Dungy was the first black coach to win a...
January 13, 2009 12:03 pm
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Bill Belichick statement on Tony Dungy
"People often say that teams reflect their head coach and that can be said of Tony Dungy's teams, which are consistent winners every single year. Tony has been such a fixture in this league that his absence will take some...
January 12, 2009 6:39 pm
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Belichick heaps praise on departing McDaniels
Apparently, Bill Belichick will have no Mangini-like feud with Josh McDaniels now that McDaniels is coach of the Denver Broncos. The Patriots released the following statement in Belichick's name: "Josh McDaniels is one of the finest people and brightest, most...
January 12, 2009 4:36 pm
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Football Today -- Plaxico Burress' destruction of the Giants is complete
There were a lot of interesting stories from this past weekend's NFL playoff games, but the most remarkable one involved a person who was nowhere to be seen on your TV screen. It's the story of how one man's stupidity...
January 12, 2009 12:02 pm
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Report -- Tony Dungy will step down as Colts coach
Tony Dungy, the head coach of the Indianapolis Colts during many recent showdown games with the Patriots, will step down at a news conference this afternoon, according to Fox Sports' Jay Glazer, who is citing anonymous team sources. Glazer writes...
January 12, 2009 11:23 am
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Analysis -- Broncos taking a major risk in hiring young McDaniels
By David Ramsey The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo. Within 15 minutes of the first reports of the Denver Broncos hiring Josh McDaniels as football coach, an e-mail arrived from one of The Gazette's faithful readers. "I have socks older than...
January 12, 2009 7:37 am
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Report: Josh McDaniels reaches agreement to coach Broncos
ESPN reported Sunday night that Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels has reached an agreement to replace Mike Shanahan as head coach of the Denver Broncos. McDaniels interviewed with the Broncos last week and reportedly was Denver owner Pat Bowlen's first...
January 11, 2009 9:40 pm
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