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| Pro Bowl returns to Hawaii |
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01/25/2011 |
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HONOLULU (AP) - Coach Mike Smith says it shouldn't be too difficult to draw up plays for the NFC stars in the Pro Bowl this Sunday. The Atlanta Falcons coach says the biggest challenge is many of the Pro Bowlers haven't played special teams. The game has returned to its island home in Hawaii. Despite player complaints, the NFL moved the all-star game to Miami last year before the Super Bowl in an experiment to draw more attention and viewers. Ratings were up. The NFL is again keeping the Pro Bowl ahea |
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| Broncos name Allen defensive coordinator |
NFL Football |
01/25/2011 |
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| team's defensive coordinator on Monday night. Allen was the New Orleans Saints secondary coach from 2008-2011, overseeing a ballhawking unit that helped the team capture the Super Bowl title last season. Before holding that position, Allen helped coach the Saints defensive line in 2006-2007 and held other defensive coaching positions with the Atlanta Falcons and Texas A&M and Tulsa in the collegiate ranks. Fox was hired as Denver's head coach on January 13 after a nine-year stint as Carolina's head coach. |
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| UCLA hires Johnson as offensive coordinator |
Division I College Football |
01/22/2011 |
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| el will coach the quarterbacks. Neuheisel says he will be more hands-on in play calling. Johnson spent the last two seasons with the 49ers, coaching the quarterbacks. Before working in Baltimore, he spent three years coaching quarterbacks with the Atlanta Falcons, where he tutored Michael Vick. Johnson also coached quarterback Doug Flutie when he was with the San Diego ChargersCopyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published |
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| Falcons OT Clabo to play in Pro Bowl |
NFL Football |
01/20/2011 |
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| Flowery Branch, GA (MySportsbook) - Atlanta Falcons offensive tackle Tyson Clabo was added to the NFC Pro Bowl roster on Thursday. Clabo will replace Philadelphia Eagles tackle Jason Peters, who backed out of the game for undisclosed reasons. The 29-year-old product of Wake Forest started all 16 games this season and helped the Falcons offense average 341.1 yards of total offense per game. The Atlanta offensive line allowed just 23 sacks -- good for the third fewest in the league. Clabo will join teammates |
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| Frazier, Vikings looking to draft for new QB |
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01/20/2011 |
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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) - Leslie Frazier has his coaching staff pretty much assembled, and the decisions he made hint at the direction the Minnesota Vikings want to go as they look to replace quarterback Brett Favre. Frazier tabbed Atlanta Falcons quarterbacks coach Bill Musgrave to run his offense, and Musgrave's work in developing Matt Ryan into one of the most promising young arms in the league played a role in that decision. Both Frazier and Musgrave say the best situation would be to find a young |
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| Giants long snapper Zak DeOssie going to Pro Bowl |
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01/20/2011 |
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - New York Giants long snapper Zak DeOssie has been chosen to play for the NFC in the Pro Bowl. Atlanta Falcons coach Mike Smith made the selection on Thursday. It will be DeOssie's second Pro Bowl. He played two years ago. DeOssie will work with Dallas punter Mat McBriar and Philadelphia kicker David Akers in Hawaii a week from Sunday. It is not known who will be the holder. The Giants will have four players in the Pro Bowl. Guard Chris Snee will start and defensive end Jus |
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| 49ers fill three coaching vacancies |
NFL Football |
01/19/2011 |
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| t the last two seasons as secondary coach for the Denver Broncos after spending the 2008 campaign as the defensive coordinator at the University of Washington. Donatell also served as the defensive coordinator for the Green Bay Packers (2000-03) and Atlanta Falcons (2004-06) during a 32-year coaching career. Chryst was the tight ends/quality control coach with the Carolina Panthers from 2006-10 and has spent 18 seasons in various capacities as an NFL assistant with four teams. He was the offensive coordinator/ |
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| Falcons end season with a dud |
NFL Football |
01/18/2011 |
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| (MySportsbook) - What was supposed to be fireworks of pyrotechnic proportions turned out to be just a box of sparklers for the Atlanta Falcons in their 2010 playoff debut. The team simply proved that having home-field advantage and the NFC's top seed doesn't mean anything in today's NFL. The stars seemed to be aligned perfectly for a young Atlanta team that seemingly had as good a chance as any to play for the coveted Vince Lombardi trophy. However, four turnovers and an awful display of offense in Saturday |
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| Raiders select Hue Jackson as new head coach |
NFL Football |
01/18/2011 |
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| serving as the quarterbacks coach for the Baltimore Ravens in 2008-09 where he was instrumental in the development of Joe Flacco during his first two seasons in the league. The 45-year-old Jackson has also served as the offensive coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons (2007), Washington Redskins (2003), USC (1997-2000) and Cal (1996). He has 25 years of coaching experience that also include stints as wide receivers coach with the Cincinnati Bengals (2004-06), running backs coach with the Redskins and at Arizona S |
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| NFL playoffs: Give me a 2, give me a 6 |
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01/17/2011 |
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| n said after Mark Sanchez threw for three touchdowns against New England. ``Maybe people take it the wrong way. We don't badmouth an opponent, but we don't fear anybody.'' Nor, apparently, do the Packers (12-6). They routed the NFC's top seed, the Atlanta Falcons, 48-21 on Saturday night, and will head to Chicago for the conference title game against their historic rivals. The Bears (12-5) whipped Seattle 35-24 to set up the 182nd meeting in the NFL's longest series, but the first for an NFC championship. |
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