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| Rutledge, 3 others join Whisenhunt's staff |
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02/06/2007 |
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| ens were quarterbacks at Alabama. Rutledge played for Bear Bryant, directing the team to a national championship in 1978. Kitchens was quarterbacks coach for the Berlin Thunder in NFL Europe last season. He also was an offensive assistant with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1999-2003 and was tight ends coach of the Buffalo Bills in 2004 and `05. Raich was an offensive assistant for Pittsburgh the past three seasons, Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in |
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| Reinfeldt could be Titans' next GM |
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02/05/2007 |
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| when he promoted Reese from assistant general manager. But Adams has not hired a general manager who hadn't worked for his franchise previously since 1973 when he hired Sid Gillman. Reinfeldt was part of the ``Luv Ya Blue!'' Oilers who lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1978 and 1979 AFC championship games. As a safety he led the NFL with 12 interceptions in 1979 and led the team in interceptions three different seasons. After he retired, he became the Los Angeles Raiders' chief financial officer between 1 |
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| Colt-Bears Super Bowl ratings on par with last year's numbers |
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02/05/2007 |
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| 90 million viewers, about the same as last year's contest. The Colts' 29-17 victory over the Chicago Bears recorded a 42 rating and 63 share in Nielsen Media Research's measurement of the 55 largest television markets. Last year's game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Seattle Seahawks had a 42.2 rating and 62 share. Final viewership estimates for the country as a whole were due later Monday. The Steelers-Seahawks matchup was seen by an estimated 90.7 million people last year, the largest Super Bowl audien |
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| Manning overcomes family curse to finally win the big one |
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02/05/2007 |
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| nded with a Chicago interception. The Colts already trailed 7-0 when that happened. In living rooms around the nation Indianapolis fans had to be eyeing each other warily while replaying flashbacks in their minds of last year's playoff loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. But Manning came back with his only touchdown pass to a wide open Reggie Wayne, then settled down to take command of a conservative offense more fitting of the other team but perfectly fitted to a wet field and ball. ``No panic. We stayed calm |
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| Dungy's coaching tree keeps growing |
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02/02/2007 |
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MIAMI (AP) -It was an impossibly small space to begin something so grand. The office the Pittsburgh Steelers assigned Tony Dungy after making him the league's youngest defensive coordinator in September 1984 was deep in the bowels of Three Rivers Stadium. It was essentially an unmarked, oversized broom closet, so nondescript that visitors occasionally stumbled in accidentally, thinking it was a restroom. The first clue that something more important was going on inside, that its occupant was putting down roo |
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| Hartings tells teammates he's retiring |
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02/01/2007 |
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PITTSBURGH (AP) -Former All-Pro center Jeff Hartings told his Pittsburgh Steelers teammates shortly after the season ended that he's retiring after 11 NFL seasons. ``He's done. He told all of us,'' tackle Max Starks told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The Steelers haven't announced Hartings' retirement. Hartings was chosen for the Pro Bowl after the 2004 and 2005 seasons and made the AP All-Pro team in 2004. He was the Steelers' starting center from 2001-06, replacing longtime star Dermontti Dawson. Harti |
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| Bears' defensive coordinator could be Cowboys coaching candidate |
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02/01/2007 |
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| ition,'' Rivera said. ``Right now, I can't tell you because I don't know anything.'' Last year, Rivera was a candidate for head coaching positions with the Green Bay Packers and St. Louis Rams. And this season, he was a contender for jobs with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Miami Dolphins, Arizona Cardinals and Atlanta Falcons. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said Wednesday he wouldn't name Parcells' replacement until after the Super Bowl. He already has interviewed eight candidates. Rivera's focus for the rest of the w |
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| Bears' defensive coordinator could be Cowboy's coaching candidate |
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02/01/2007 |
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| uper Bowl. Coaches of teams in the game are off limits for job interviews until Monday. Last year, Rivera was a candidate for head coaching jobs with the Green Bay Packers and St. Louis Rams. And this season, he was a contender for jobs with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Miami Dolphins, Arizona Cardinals and Atlanta Falcons. Jones said Wednesday he wouldn't name Parcells' replacement until after the Super Bowl. He already has interviewed eight candidates. ``We've got a good football team, and I've got to get th |
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| Steelers conditioning coordinator Fuhrman leaves; Giemont hired |
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01/31/2007 |
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PITTSBURGH (AP) -Garrett Giemont was hired Wednesday as the Pittsburgh Steelers' strength and conditioning coach, replacing Chet Fuhrman. Fuhrman, the last member of former Steelers coach Bill Cowher's first staff in 1992, was not retained by new coach Mike Tomlin. Giemont was the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' strength and conditioning coordinator from 2003-05, when Tomlin was the Bucs' secondary coach. Giemont also worked eight seasons with the Oakland Raiders. Fuhrman, who was chosen by his peers as the 2005 NF |
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| Vinatieri back on the big stage |
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01/31/2007 |
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| r the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl XXXVIII. Indianapolis' promise-filled 2005 season ended with a memorable kick as well, only it was Mike Vanderjagt's wide-right miss on a 46-yard field-goal attempt in the final seconds of the Colts' loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Divisional Playoffs. That prompted Indy president Bill Polian to lure Vinatieri away from the Pats with a five-year contract during the offseason, landing what the organization hoped would be the final missing piece to a championship squa |
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