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| Pagano: It's going to be a great journey |
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01/26/2012 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (MySportsbook) - The Indianapolis Colts introduced new head coach Chuck Pagano to the media on Thursday. It has been a whirlwind week for the former Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator who anticipated being in Indianapolis for another reason. "I thought, for sure, that I was going to be coming to Indy to play for a world championship," admitted the 51-year-old Pagano. "That's what I thought I was coming here for, certainly not standing here as the next head football coach." Pagano and the R |
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| Colts name Pagano head coach |
NFL Football |
01/25/2012 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (MySportsbook) - The Indianapolis Colts have named former Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano as the team's next head coach. The Colts, coming off a 2-14 season, needed a new head coach after getting rid of Jim Caldwell last week. The 51-year-old Pagano was the Ravens' defensive coordinator in 2011. His unit ranked third in the NFL in points allowed and average yards per game. Pagano was Baltimore's defensive backs coach for three seasons prior to taking over the defense. The v |
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| Vikings name Alan Williams defensive coordinator |
NFL Football |
01/19/2012 |
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| Eden Prairie, MN (MySportsbook) - The Vikings have hired Alan Williams to be their new defensive coordinator, the team announced Thursday. Williams spent the last 10 seasons with the Indianapolis Colts as a defensive backs coach. Vikings head coach Leslie Frazier worked with Williams when he was with the Colts from 2005-06, and they helped coach Indianapolis to the Super Bowl title after the 2006 season. Additionally, Minnesota named Brendan Daly defensive line coach. Daly coached with the Vikings from 2006-08 |
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| Bombers sign RB Chad Simpson |
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01/19/2012 |
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| Winnipeg, MB (MySportsbook) - The Blue Bombers have signed running back Chad Simpson. The 26-year-old has three seasons of NFL experience -- he appeared in 25 games for the Indianapolis Colts from 2008-09 and three contests for the Washington Redskins in 2010. As a reserve running back and kickoff returner, he has returned 55 kickoffs for 1,301 yards and one touchdown, while also totaling 147 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 30 carries. Additionally, Simpson also caught six passes for 31 yards while with |
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| Colts fire Jim Caldwell |
NFL Football |
01/17/2012 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (MySportsbook) - The Indianapolis Colts have fired head coach Jim Caldwell. It took new general manager Ryan Grigson about a week to make his first big move. He was hired last Wednesday and decided to make the coaching change in the wake of a 2-14 season that will give the Colts the first overall pick of the 2012 NFL Draft. "Change sometimes isn't always the easiest transition to make but it's part of this game, part of this league and part of the steps needed for us to get going in this new e |
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| Colts tab Grigson as new GM |
NFL Football |
01/11/2012 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (MySportsbook) - The Indianapolis Colts have named Ryan Grigson as their new general manager. Grigson spent the past nine years with the Philadelphia Eagles. He joined the franchise in 2003 as a regional scout, became director of college scouting in 2006 and took over as director of player personnel in 2010. The Indiana native and a Purdue graduate also spent three seasons with the St. Louis Rams as a scout. Grigson will take over a football operations department that had been headed by Bill P |
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| Colts fire execs Bill and Chris Polian |
NFL Football |
01/02/2012 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (MySportsbook) - Saying he wants to move the team in a new direction, Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay fired two top executives on Monday. Vice chairman Bill Polian and his son, general manager Chris Polian, became the first casualties of the Colts' 2-14 season, getting the ax in what Irsay said was the best move for the franchise going forward. "It was difficult," Irsay said at an afternoon press conference. "(But) it was time." Hired in 1998, Bill Polian selected Peyton Manning with the No |
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| Report: Colts to begin housecleaning |
NFL Football |
01/02/2012 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (MySportsbook) - Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay has scheduled a press conference for Monday afternoon, amid reports that he has begun a housecleaning with the firing of long-time executive Bill Polian. The Indianapolis Star has reported that Polian, the club's vice chairman, and his son, Chris, are out. Chris Polian has been the Colts' general manager since November of 2009. Head coach Jim Caldwell's status is still up in the air after the Colts finished a 2-14 campaign on Sunday with a lo |
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| Passing it on to the playoffs |
NFL Football |
01/02/2012 |
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| 10th (1970, 82-83, 91, 93-95, 97, 99, 11) -Playoff Record (Super Bowl Era): 1-9 -Head Coach: Jim Schwartz (18-30 in three seasons) -Head Coach Playoff Record: 0-0 -Starting QB (Playoff Record as Starter): Matthew Stafford (0-0) 2012 DRAFT ORDER The Indianapolis Colts will get the chance to nab Peyton Manning's heir apparent after all if they so choose, with the unexpected contenders in the Andrew Luck sweepstakes securing the coveted No. 1 overall pick in this April's draft with Sunday's loss in Jacksonville. Th |
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| NFL Game Capsules |
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01/01/2012 |
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| ses for 256 yards with a touchdown and an interception for Washington (5-11), which closed the year losing 10 of its last 12 games following a promising 3-0 start. Final Score: Jacksonville 19, Indianapolis 13 Jacksonville, FL (MySportsbook) - The Indianapolis Colts are officially on the clock. After winning two straight games to put some drama into which team would secure the first overall pick in April's NFL Draft, the Colts dropped a 19-13 decision to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday and will finish the se |
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