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| NFL Coaching Changes |
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01/07/2011 |
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DALLAS COWBOYS - Wade Phillips, fired (Nov. 8); offensive coordinator Jason Garrett (interim; named coach Jan. 6) DENVER BRONCOS - Josh McDaniels, fired (Dec. 6); running backs coach Eric Studesville (interim) MINNESOTA VIKINGS - Brad Childress, fired (Nov. 22); defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier (interim; named coach Jan. 3) SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS - Mike Singletary, fired (Dec. 26); defensive line coach Jim Tomsula (interim); Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh (Jan. 7)Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press |
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| Vikings' Kevin Williams named to Pro Bowl roster |
NFL Football |
01/07/2011 |
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| Eden Prairie, MN (MySportsbook) - Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle Kevin Williams has been named to the NFC's Pro Bowl roster as a replacement for injured Lions rookie Ndamukong Suh. Williams has earned Pro Bowl honors in each of the last five seasons and six times overall. The durable tackle, who started all 16 games this season, recorded 49 tackles, seven passes defended, one sack and one forced fumble. |
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| Kevin Williams replaces Suh on NFC Pro Bowl team |
NFL Football |
01/07/2011 |
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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle Kevin Williams has been added to the NFC Pro Bowl team as an injury replacement for Detroit Lions rookie Ndamukong Suh. The Vikings announced the news on Friday. Suh is having shoulder surgery. Williams will appear in the Pro Bowl for the fifth straight season and the sixth time in his eight-year career. He had only one sack this season, finishing with 49 tackles, nine tackles for loss, seven passes defended and one forced fumble while starting |
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| Eagles, Packers face familiar setting in playoff opener |
NFL Football |
01/06/2011 |
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| ion percentage (62.6) while accounting for 30 touchdowns (21 passing, 9 rushing) in an MVP-caliber year. The Eagles went 8-2 in games in which Vick started and finished this season. Vick couldn't deliver a win in his latest outing, however, with the Minnesota Vikings successfully containing both the dual-threat quarterback and his team's usually potent offense in a 24-14 upset at Lincoln Financial Field on Dec. 28. The 30-year-old was hampered in that game by a quadriceps contusion and was one of several Philade |
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| Frazier says Vikes to be 'dramatically different' |
NFL Football |
01/05/2011 |
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The oldest player on the Minnesota Vikings this season not named Brett Favre was sitting in the locker room recently when he started assessing the team's future. ``They'll need to rebuild around here,'' defensive tackle Pat Williams said. ``It's going to be kind of rough.'' Williams is one of several high-profile players with expiring contracts on the team as the Vikings move forward with new head coach Leslie Frazier and try to rebound from a 6-10 debacle that was a far cry from a Supe |
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| NFC North: Vikings avoid one hurdle with Frazier |
NFL Football |
01/04/2011 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Since Minnesota Vikings principal owner Zygi Wilf didn't wait weeks, or even months, to find a new head coach, the team can focus on improving other areas of the organization with plenty of time to spare. Of course with the NFL's CBA in question it will make it difficult for head coach Leslie Frazier and the front office to go forward with possible offseason moves. Frazier, whose interim tag was removed when Wilf recently named him the eighth head coach in team history, understands the league |
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| Jets deem massage therapists' suit 'without merit' |
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01/04/2011 |
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| tified massage therapist, the lawsuit says. ``Kinda lonely tonight,'' he added in a subsequent message to the third masseuse, the lawsuit said. ``I guess I have bad intentions.'' The lawsuit came five days after the NFL fined Favre, now with the Minnesota Vikings, $50,000 for not being forthright in an investigation into allegations that he sent lewd text messages and photos to former Jets game hostess Jenn Sterger when they both worked for the team. The league's investigation lasted months as the three-ti |
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| Jets: Lawsuit is completely without merit |
NFL Football |
01/04/2011 |
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| it reviewed allegations involving other women working at the Jets' facility in 2008, but could not substantiate any claim about Favre's conduct because people who might have had relevant information did not cooperate. Favre, the all-time leader on many NFL passing categories, has said he intends to retire for good following his second season with the Minnesota Vikings. He sat out three of the Vikings' final four games. The 41-year-old quarterback has retired two times already, but returned to play both seasons. |
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| Brady's interceptions: As simple as 1-2-3-4 |
NFL Football |
01/04/2011 |
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| the Patriots 38, Brady threw deep to the right again. Moss tipped the ball twice before Pool caught it. The original ruling was an incompletion, that Pool didn't get two feet inbounds. But it was overturned on video replay. Moss was traded to the Minnesota Vikings after the fourth game. Since then, the Patriots have concentrated on shorter passes. ``Of course, when you're throwing to a Hall of Famer, you feel obligated to get him the ball a certain amount of times. You feel pressure,'' said former Patriots |
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| Favre, Jets sued by two massage therapists |
NFL Football |
01/03/2011 |
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| it reviewed allegations involving other women working at the Jets' facility in 2008, but could not substantiate any claim about Favre's conduct because people who might have had relevant information did not cooperate. Favre, the all-time leader on many NFL passing categories, has said he intends to retire for good following his second season with the Minnesota Vikings. He sat out three of the Vikings' final four games. The 41-year-old quarterback has retired two times already, but returned to play both seasons. |
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