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| Jaguars choose Mularkey as head coach |
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01/10/2012 |
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| ment Tuesday night saying a press conference will be held on Wednesday to introduce Mularkey, who has been the offensive coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons the last four seasons. The Falcons were eliminated from the playoffs with a 24-2 loss to the New York Giants on Sunday. Under Mularkey, the Atlanta Falcons averaged a franchise- record 376.6 yards per game in 2011. The 50-year-old Mularkey has previous head-coaching experience in the NFL, as he was at the helm of the Buffalo Bills from 2004-05 and went a c |
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| Green Bay coordinator's son dies |
NFL Football |
01/10/2012 |
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| Winnebago County Coroner's office for their efforts and compassion during this difficult ordeal." Foul play was not being suspected as of Monday night, although police are still investigating. The tragedy comes with the Packers preparing to face the New York Giants in the NFC Divisional Playoffs on Sunday. It was unclear as of Tuesday afternoon if Joe Philbin would remain with the team this week or take a leave of absence. Packers general manager Ted Thompson also made a statement on Tuesday. "The Packers fami |
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| Reports: Body of Packers coach's son recovered |
NFL Football |
01/09/2012 |
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| He said he had no further information regarding the missing person case and said police still considered that investigation ongoing. News that Michael Philbin was missing came as the top-seeded Packers prepared for Sunday's playoff game against the New York Giants in the NFC divisional round. Packers coach Mike McCarthy spoke somberly of the situation during his press conference. "The Philbin family is obviously going through a tough time right now. As we always have, we're a family first philosophy with our |
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| VanGorder takes defensive coordinator position with Auburn |
Division I College Football |
01/09/2012 |
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| - Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator Brian VanGorder is headed back to the college ranks, having accepted the same position with Auburn University. VanGorder spent four seasons with the Falcons, who lost in the first round of the playoffs to the New York Giants on Sunday. The Falcons' defense improved each season under VanGorder: ranked 24th in 2008, then 21st in 2009, 16th in 2010 and 12th this past season. VanGorder is not new to the Southeastern Conference, as he was the defensive coordinator and lineba |
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| Son of Packers coordinator reported missing |
NFL Football |
01/09/2012 |
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| ive coordinator Joe Philbin has been reported missing. Oshkosh police said Monday that Michael T. Philbin, 21, was last heard from around 2 a.m. local time on Sunday. He had been visiting friends in Oshkosh that evening and was reported missing Sunday night. The top-seeded Packers are set to host the New York Giants in an NFC divisional round playoff game on Sunday. Under Joe Philbin, Green Bay's offense ranked third in the NFL during the regular season. The coordinator and his wife, Diane, have six children. |
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| Have the Falcons reached their peak? |
NFL Football |
01/09/2012 |
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| e of this season's presumed headline acts. The Atlanta Falcons have come a long way from where they stood some four-plus years ago, when a series of scandals sabotaged an already star-crossed franchise, but Sunday's lopsided loss at the hands of the New York Giants was a sobering dose of hard reality that the expected Super Bowl contenders are still considerably far off from being truly championship caliber. With bold steps taken to fortify the remaining chinks in the armor of a team that won an NFC-best 13 ga |
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| Crennel rewarded with Chiefs job |
NFL Football |
01/09/2012 |
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| rk and bring this franchise and our fans the success they deserve." Before his first NFL head coaching experience in Cleveland, Crennel was a long time assistant. He was part of two Super Bowl championships during a 12-year run from 1981-92 with the New York Giants and added another Super Bowl berth during a stint in New England from 1993-96. After a three-year tenure as defensive line coach with the New York Jets from 1997-99 and a year in Cleveland as defensive coordinator, he went back to New England and wa |
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| Manning, Giants too much for Falcons |
NFL Football |
01/08/2012 |
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| uarterbacks win playoff games on the road and at home. Until Sunday, Eli Manning had done plenty of the former, but none of the latter. Manning threw for 277 yards and three touchdowns to win a postseason game at home for the first time, leading the New York Giants to a 24-2 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. Manning hit eight receivers and completed 23-of-32 passes, pulling the NFC East champions out of an early-game funk. The Giants defense took care of the rest, stopping Falcons quarterback Matt Ry |
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| NFL Inactives (Sunday, January 8, 2012) |
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01/08/2012 |
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| ewelde Moore, CB Cortez Allen, LB Mortty Ivy, T Jamon Meredith, C Maurkice Pouncey, DE Al Woods Broncos - S Brian Dawkins, FB Austin Sylvester, FB Spencer Larsen, LB Mike Mohamed, T Ryan Harris, TE Julius Thomas, DE Derrick Harvey ATLANTA FALCONS AT NEW YORK GIANTS, 1:00 P.M. (ET) Falcons - QB John Parker Wilson, CB Brent Grimes, LB Stephen Nicholas, C Brett Romberg, T Kirk Chambers, WR Kerry Meier, DE Cliff Matthews Giants - WR Ramses Barden, RB Da'Rel Scott, LB Mark Herzlich, C Jim Cordle, DE Justin Trattou, |
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| Ross, Ware out for Giants with concussions |
NFL Football |
01/08/2012 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (MySportsbook) - New York Giants cornerback Aaron Ross and running back D.J. Ware both left Sunday's playoff game against Atlanta with concussions. Ross, who started 15 of 16 games for the Giants in the regular season, was injured as he and several teammates converged on a tipped pass in the third quarter. Ware played in all 16 games and rushed for 163 yards in the regular season. He had one carry for four yards Sunday. |
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