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| Bombers extend contract of GM Mack |
CFL |
02/02/2012 |
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| n 2011. "Joe is an impeccable leader, a very smart football man and is driven by success," said team president and CEO Garth Buchko. "He has done great things with our roster and our football operations in his first two seasons with us. We are very pleased to get this deal done and continue to have Joe head-up our football operations for many years to come." Before joining the Blue Bombers, Mack held various positions with the NFL's Atlanta Falcons, Washington Redskins, Carolina Panthers and Cleveland Browns. |
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| Raiders name Knapp offensive coordinator |
NFL Football |
02/01/2012 |
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| guide the passing attack in 2011, the Texans won the first AFC South division title in franchise history and earned their first postseason victory. Knapp, who has 17 years of NFL coaching experience, also spent time as offensive coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons and San Francisco 49ers. While leading the Falcons' offense from 2004-06, Atlanta led the NFL in rushing with 169.9 yards per game. Knapp's first chance to be an NFL offensive coordinator came in 2001 with San Francisco. During Knapp's three years i |
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| Falcons add former Fresno State coach Pat Hill |
NFL Football |
01/29/2012 |
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| Flowery Branch, GA (MySportsbook) - Former Fresno State head coach Pat Hill will join the Atlanta Falcons' staff as offensive line coach. Hill spent the past 15 seasons guiding the Bulldogs and was fired in December after the team struggled to a 4-9 mark in 2011. He compiled a record of 112-80 and went to 11 bowl games during his tenure. Before taking over at Fresno State in 1997, Hill spent five years as an NFL assistant. He coached the offensive line and tight ends under Bill Belichick in Cleveland from 1 |
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| Bears tab Emery as GM |
NFL Football |
01/28/2012 |
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| the team. During that time, the Bears drafted wide receiver Marty Booker, defensive cornerstone Brian Urlacher, cornerback Charles Tillman and linebacker Lance Briggs. After leaving the Bears, Emery was hired as director of college scouting for the Atlanta Falcons, where he served from 2004-2008. Over that span, two of the Falcons' three first round draft picks developed into Pro Bowl caliber players, in wide receiver Roddy White and quarterback Matt Ryan. Emery began his football career as a graduate assista |
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| Road to Super Bowl XLVI: Giants have been down this path before |
NFL Football |
01/26/2012 |
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| not get crazy or not start a spatting board with each other." The Giants went into the playoffs having already been in elimination mode, and hardly blinked over the first two rounds. Up first was a dominating 24-2 victory over the Wild-Card winning Atlanta Falcons in which the New York defense allowed just 247 yards and helped the offense control the ball for over 34 minutes. That was followed by the Giants avenging their earlier loss to the top-seeded Packers with a 37-20 win in Green Bay. Manning threw for |
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| NFL extends Goodell's contract |
NFL Football |
01/25/2012 |
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| esday that its clubs have agreed to a new contract with Roger Goodell that extends his term as commissioner through the 2018 season. "I speak on behalf of 32 NFL club owners in saying we are fortunate to have Roger Goodell as our commissioner," said Atlanta Falcons owner and chairman Arthur M. Blank, who serves as chairman of the NFL Compensation Committee. "Since becoming commissioner in 2006, the NFL -- already the leader in professional sports -- has gotten even stronger. As evidenced by this contract exten |
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| Georgia State set for CAA debut in 2012 |
Division I-AA College Football |
01/19/2012 |
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| work) - Georgia State announced on Thursday a 2012 football schedule highlighted by the Panthers' first season in CAA Football and a non-conference game at the University of Tennessee. When Georgia State kicks off its third season will depend on the Atlanta Falcons' schedule at the Georgia Dome, where the Panthers play home games. They will host South Carolina State on Thursday, Aug. 30 or Friday, Aug. 31. Georgia State will go to Neyland Stadium in Knoxville to take on Tennessee on Sept. 8. The Panthers will |
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| Falcons name Nolan defensive coordinator |
NFL Football |
01/17/2012 |
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| Flowery Branch, GA (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Falcons named Mike Nolan as their new defensive coordinator on Tuesday. Nolan spent the last two seasons as the defensive coordinator of the Dolphins and has previously worked as a defensive coordinator with the Broncos, Ravens, Jets, Redskins and Giants. The 52-year-old Nolan had a four-year tenure as the head coach of the 49ers from 2005-2008. Nolan takes over for Brian VanGorder, who left to become the defensive coordinator at Auburn. |
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| Falcons name Koetter as offensive coordinator |
NFL Football |
01/15/2012 |
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| Flowery Branch, GA (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Falcons have named Dirk Koetter their new offensive coordinator. Coincidentally, Koetter spent the past five years as offensive coordinator with the Jacksonville Jaguars, who just named former Falcons offensive coordinator Mike Mularkey as their new head coach. Falcons head coach Mike Smith was the defensive coordinator for the Jaguars from 2003-07 before taking the Atlanta job and spent one season on the same staff with Koetter in Jacksonville. The Jaguars we |
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| Jags name Bratkowski offensive coordinator |
NFL Football |
01/13/2012 |
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| as offensive coordinator, new head coach Mike Mularkey said Friday. The Jaguars are also bringing back Mel Tucker as defensive coordinator and assistant head coach. Bratkowski spent this past season working with Mularkey as quarterbacks coach of the Atlanta Falcons. Prior to that, he was offensive coordinator of the Cincinnati Bengals for 10 years, working with quarterback Carson Palmer and six other Pro Bowl players, including wide receivers Chad Ochocinco and T.J. Houshmandzadeh. The Jaguars named Mularkey h |
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