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| Around the FCS: Demanding Loyalty |
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01/29/2009 |
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| n captured three consecutive MEAC titles from 2004-06 and advanced to the NCAA playoffs in each of those years. Holmes was born and raised in nearby Newport News, VA. before moving on to star at West Virginia and during a 12-year pro career with the Green Bay Packers, the Detroit Lions, the New York Jets and the New Jersey Generals. He spent five years as an NFL assistant with the San Diego Chargers, the Washington Redskins and the Cleveland Browns after starting his coaching career as the linebackers coach and |
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| Buccaneers name Jagodzinski offensive coordinator |
NFL Football |
01/29/2009 |
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| with the New York Jets about their previous head coaching vacancy, which was later filled by Rex Ryan. Jagodzinski was told by BC athletic director and friend Gene DeFilippo that he would be fired if he met with personnel for an NFL team. Prior to joining BC, he served as the offensive coordinator for the Green Bay Packers in 2006. He spent the 2004 and 2005 seasons on the staff of Atlanta, first as tight ends coach then as offensive line coach. From 1999-2003 Jagodzinski coached the tight ends for the Packers. |
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| Rams add two more to coaching staff |
NFL Football |
01/29/2009 |
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| nia Military Institute. "We are pleased to announce two more additions to our staff," said Rams new head coach Steve Spagnuolo. "Andre was with me in New York and, along with the other defensive coaches with the Giants, he was a vital part of our defensive staff." Meanwhile, Warwick brings a wealth of experience to St. Louis, having coached at the professional and collegiate level for 18 years. He spent six years with the Green Bay Packers as assistant to the general manager/director of football administration. |
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| Rams fill coordinator vacancies with Shurmur, Flajole |
NFL Football |
01/22/2009 |
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| inebackers coach (2004-06) there. Flajole, meanwhile, has spent his previous six seasons with the Carolina Panthers, serving as their linebackers coach this past campaign. He has also had coaching stints with the Seattle Seahawks (1999-2002) and the Green Bay Packers (1998) and was also a co-defensive coordinator/secondary coach for Nevada at the college level in 1996-97. Flajole was also an assistant coach at the University of Missouri from 1989-93 and worked with current Eagles head coach Andy Reid, who later |
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| Lewis named Seahawks secondary coach |
NFL Football |
01/22/2009 |
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| wis their new secondary coach. Lewis has 14 years of NFL experience, spending the past two seasons as secondary coach with Carolina. He has also been a defensive coordinator with the New York Giants and Pittsburgh Steelers. A first-round pick of the Green Bay Packers in 1983, Lewis played four seasons in the NFL and had his career cut short because of a neck injury. Lewis began his pro coaching career with Pittsburgh as defensive backs coach in 1995 and spent five seasons in that role before taking over as defen |
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| Packers tab Capers to run defense |
NFL Football |
01/19/2009 |
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| Green Bay, WI (MySportsbook) - The Green Bay Packers have agreed in principle to hire Dom Capers as the team's new defensive coordinator. "We've agreed in principle with Dom and he will be our new defensive coordinator," Green Bay head coach Mike McCarthy stated to open a scheduled Monday press conference. "If you look at Dom Capers as a person, what he's accomplished. I think he brings a credibility, which will improve with his presence, his communication. His vision of playing defense and my vision of how w |
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| Defensive coordinator Sanders among coaches released by Packers |
NFL Football |
01/05/2009 |
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| Green Bay, WI (MySportsbook) - The Green Bay Packers announced the release of six assistant coaches on Monday, including defensive coordinator Bob Sanders. Defensive ends coach Carl Hairston, defensive tackles coach Robert Nunn, secondary coach Kurt Schottenheimer, defensive nickel package/cornerbacks coach Lionel Washington and strength and conditioning coordinator Rock Gullickson were the other coaches fired by the team. "These are difficult decisions," Green Bay head coach Mike McCarthy said. "I hold each |
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| Manning selected as NFL MVP for a third time |
NFL Football |
01/02/2009 |
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| the NFL's Most Valuable Player, as voted by the Associated Press. Manning captured the honor for the third time in his career, joining Brett Favre as the only three-time winners. Favre won his in consecutive years from 1995-97 as quarterback of the Green Bay Packers, sharing the honor in '97 with Detroit running back Barry Sanders. The first of Manning's three MVP awards was also a shared honor, as he and Tennessee quarterback Steve McNair captured the award in 2003. Manning won it again the following year, whe |
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| NFC North: Vikings ready to feel the heat |
NFL Football |
12/30/2008 |
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| ans. Chicago stayed in the race until the very end. It needed to win its final two games while also having the Minnesota Vikings drop its last two. That would have made the Bears NFC North champions. All went well in Week 16, when the Bears beat the Green Bay Packers while the Vikings lost to the Atlanta Falcons. However, moments after Chicago lost to Houston this past weekend, the Vikings downed the resting New York Giants on a last-second field goal that would have ended the Bears division hopes anyway. The lo |
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| National Football League Game Capsules |
NFL Football |
12/29/2008 |
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| a divisional round game on Saturday, January 10 at 4:30 p.m. (et) Final Score: Green Bay 31, Detroit 21 Green Bay, WI (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Lions became the first team in NFL history to go 0-16 as Aaron Rogers threw three touchdowns and the Green Bay Packers put down the Lions, 31-21, to end Detroit's season of futility. The Lions (0-16) became the first team since the 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who went 0-14 in their expansion season, and the first team since the league went to a 16-game format to fini |
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