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| Campbell new Redskins director of player personnel |
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01/27/2008 |
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| uting at both the college and professional levels. He had previously led both college and professional recruiting. ``I am excited about the future of this team,'' Campbell said. Campbell spent the 2000 season as director of pro personnel for the Chicago Bears, where he worked with Redskins defensive coordinator Greg Blache. Before that, Campbell spent time in Atlanta and Kansas City. The move comes after the Redskins dismissed assistant coaches Gregg Williams and Al Saunders on Saturday. The Redskins a |
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| Mike Holovak, Patriots first successful coach, dies at 88 |
NFL Football |
01/27/2008 |
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| ter the 1963 season. They lost to San Diego, 51-10. He later was vice president of player personnel and general manager of the Houston Oilers and stayed on when they moved to Tennessee and became the Titans. He began his NFL career playing for the Chicago Bears and Los Angeles Rams before he became freshman football coach at Boston College in 1949 and varsity coach in 1951. ``Mike Holovak was a great coach and a wonderful person,'' Patriots owner Robert Kraft said in a statement issued by the team. ``I r |
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| Mike Holovak, longtime NFL executive, dies at 88 |
NFL Football |
01/27/2008 |
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| e Houston Oilers and Tennessee Titans, died Sunday in Ruskin, Fla. He was 88. His death was announced by Boston College, where Holovak once coached and was an All-American football player. The cause of death was not given. Holovak played for the Chicago Bears and Los Angeles Rams before becoming the freshman football coach at Boston College in 1949. He was appointed head coach in 1951. In 1960, he was hired as the first director of player personnel for the newly founded Boston Patriots. He became the P |
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| Redskins fire 2 assistants, promote Blache; head coach still TBA |
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01/26/2008 |
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| vel by promoting Blache, who has coached the defensive line and has held the title of defensive coordinator - in name only, because the job was actually Williams' - since 2004. Blache was previously the defensive coordinator for five seasons for the Chicago Bears. The moves mean that the new head coach - whoever he is - will find his staff essentially in place when he takes over. In his statement, Snyder expressed confidence in making the moves now because Zorn, Blache and the other Redskins assistants wer |
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| Former UM, Dolphins stars say goodbye to Orange Bowl with flag football game |
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01/26/2008 |
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| He completed his first six passes - all of them right on target. Howard Schnellenberger, who led Miami to its first national championship, sported a dapper dark suit and red tie. Former Hurricane Devin Hester, now a Pro Bowl kick returner for the Chicago Bears, showed up wearing a St. Louis Cardinals cap. He did not play in the game, but said he wanted to support the Canes. Former Dolphins defensive lineman Kim Bokamper teased former Hurricanes running back Melvin Bratton, who appeared to be heavier tha |
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| JENKINS ON FOOTBALL: Different feel to this year's 'Favre watch' |
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01/24/2008 |
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| e of power between Favre and the Packers' front office. Because for the first time in years, Favre isn't holding all the face cards. Sure, anything can happen to a contender - just ask the participants of last season's NFC Championship game, the Chicago Bears and New Orleans Saints - but it seems like the Packers' mix of young players and veterans locked into long-term contracts has them poised for success over the next several seasons. Certainly, Favre was the catalyst of that success on offense. But |
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| Arizona defensive tackle Darnell Dockett added to Pro Bowl roster |
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01/24/2008 |
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TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) -Arizona Cardinals defensive tackle Darnell Dockett has been added to the NFC Pro Bowl roster, replacing Tommie Harris of the Chicago Bears. Harris is out with a knee injury. It will be the first Pro Bowl appearance for Dockett, who joins wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald as Cardinals' representatives for the game to be placed Feb. 10 in Honolulu. In his fourth NFL season, Dockett led the Cardinals and all NFL interior linemen with a career-high nine sacks. He had 75 tackles, forced two |
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| Young Pack should be back, but what about Favre? |
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01/21/2008 |
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| rm deals. Thompson just got a contract extension, and McCarthy is expected to sign his new deal this week. Still, Packers players know that their success this season doesn't ensure them of continued success. Just look at their division rivals, the Chicago Bears, who fell from a Super Bowl berth to a 7-9 record. ``You never know how this league might go,'' defensive tackle Corey Williams said. ``We might go back next year, and it might be five or six or 10 more years. You really can't just say that. We've |
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| New York Giants' overtime victory a hit on television |
NFL Football |
01/21/2008 |
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| rating on Fox, the highest for an NFL conference championship game since 1996. The Giants' win, which set up a Super Bowl matchup with the New England Patriots, got a 46 share, Fox said Monday. The rating was up 21 percent from the 26.2/46 for the Chicago Bears' 39-14 win over the New Orleans Saints in last year's NFC championship, which was in the early time slot. Sunday's Giants game received the highest rating for any television broadcast since the Indianapolis Colts' 29-17 win over the Bears in last |
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| National Football Conference Champions |
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01/21/2008 |
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| 7, San Francisco 10 1969-Minnesota 27, Cleveland Browns 7 1968-Baltimore 34, Cleveland Browns 0 1967-Green Bay 21, Dallas 17 1966-Green Bay 34, Dallas 27 1965-Green Bay 23, Cleveland Browns 12 1964-Cleveland Browns 27, Baltimore 0 1963-Chicago Bears 14, New York 10 1962-Green Bay 16, New York 7 1961-Green Bay 37, New York 0 1960-Philadelphia 17, Green Bay 13 1959-Baltimore 31, New York 16 1958-Baltimore 23, New York 17, OT 1957-Detroit 59, Cleveland Browns 14 1956-New York 47, Chi |
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