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| Saban leaves Dolphins for Alabama |
Division I College Football |
01/03/2007 |
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| lude Chicago Bears defensive coordinator Ron Rivera, former Green Bay head coach Mike Sherman, San Diego Chargers offensive coordinator Cam Cameron, Indianapolis assistant head coach Jim Caldwell, Tennessee Titans offensive coordinator Norm Chow and Pittsburgh Steelers assistants Russ Grimm and Ken Whisenhut. Another possibility is Capers, a former head coach at Carolina and Houston. ``When opportunities present themselves, you certainly want to look at them,'' Capers said. Huizenga didn't rule out hiring a |
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| Changes already coming for Cardinals |
NFL Football |
01/02/2007 |
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| s they have been in contact with, including Chicago Bears defensive coordinator Ron Rivera, Tennessee Titans offensive coordinator Norm Chow, Houston Texans assistant head coach Mike Sherman, and Indianapolis Colts assistant head coach Jim Caldwell. Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt and assistant head coach Russ Grimm were also mentioned. Graves said they would add more names to the list after they received permission to talk to more candidates by their respective clubs. "We feel like we hav |
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| Steelers long-time coach Hoak retires |
NFL Football |
01/02/2007 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - The Pittsburgh Steelers announced on Tuesday that Dick Hoak, the team's running backs coach, has retired. The 67-year-old Hoak spent 45 years with the Pittsburgh organization and was the longest tenured assistant coach. For the last 35 seasons Hoak has been the team's running backs coach. "Dick Hoak is one of the most special people to have ever been associated with the Steelers organization," said team chairman Dan Rooney. "He was an outstanding player for us and should be recog |
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| Steelers didn't seem to start season until it was almost over |
NFL Football |
01/02/2007 |
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PITTSBURGH (AP) -The Pittsburgh Steelers didn't seem to start their season until it was nearly finished. Bothered by distractions, beaten up by injuries and looking lost for half a season without a leader like Jerome Bettis to guide them, the returning Super Bowl champions didn't begin playing like a championship team until it was too late. ``A lot of things went wrong,'' wide receiver Hines Ward said. Maybe they experienced a case of the dreaded Super Bowl hangover. Maybe Ben Roethlisberger's motorcycle |
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| Steelers' Whisenhunt, Grimm to interview with other teams |
NFL Football |
01/02/2007 |
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PITTSBURGH (AP) -Pittsburgh Steelers assistant head coach Russ Grimm and offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt were given permission Tuesday to interview for NFL head coaching jobs. Whisenhunt, apparently the top choice of the Oakland Raiders a season ago, will talk with the Atlanta Falcons and Arizona Cardinals. Grimm will meet with the Cardinals. The two would also be among the leading candidates to replace Pittsburgh coach Bill Cowher if he resigns - one reason why Steelers ownership wants Cowher to quick |
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| Colts' Dungy denies interest in Minnesota job |
NFL Football |
01/02/2007 |
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| areer. He has occasionally referenced his ties to the Gophers and singled out Colts players who attended the University of Minnesota. Dungy spent one season as the Gophers' defensive back coach in 1980, then moved to the NFL, first as an assistant with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press. |
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| Steelers assistant Dick Hoak's unrivaled 45-year career ends |
NFL Football |
01/02/2007 |
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| ook handoffs from Bobby Layne, broke in Franco Harris as a rookie assistant coach and mentored Jerome Bettis and Willie Parker. Few other NFL assistants have seen or done as much. Or won as much. Hoak ended an unprecedented 45 seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers by retiring Tuesday as running backs coach, completing the longest continuous tenure by an NFL assistant coach with any team. The 67-year-old Hoak played a role in every title and playoff victory in the franchise's 74-season history and was with t |
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| Steelers WOULD have made playoffs with one more victory |
NFL Football |
01/02/2007 |
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PITTSBURGH (AP) -The Pittsburgh Steelers supposedly had no chance of making the playoffs after they started 2-6, or so they were told for weeks and weeks. Actually, they did. A good one, too. If the Steelers (8-8) hadn't lost to the Baltimore Ravens 31-7 on Christmas Eve, or if they had avoided any one of a series of close losses in the first half of the season, they would have made the playoffs for the 11th time in Bill Cowher's 15 seasons as coach. ``We definitely feel like that if we'd gotten in, we wo |
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| Broncos cornerback shot and killed in drive-by |
NFL Football |
01/01/2007 |
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| Criss said. ``He will be missed.'' Williams' family was trying to arrange a funeral Saturday at the Great Commission Baptist Church in Fort Worth. Last April, Nuggets guard Julius Hodge was shot while driving on Interstate 76 in Denver. In 2003, Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Joey Porter, who played at Colorado State, was shot outside a Denver sports bar. ``Since then, I carry myself in a different type of way,'' Porter said Monday. ``I respect my situation whenever I go out. I take a whole different outlook |
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| Reaction to Darrent Williams' death |
NFL Football |
01/01/2007 |
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| dings. It's a sad situation for him for that to even happen. That's some of the stuff you deal with when you're in the limelight, people get jealous for all type of different situations. Nobody knows what happens, but it definitely went too far.'' - Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Joey Porter, himself shot outside a Denver nightclub in 2003. ``He was a great guy. You kind of don't believe it at first until you get called a couple of times. The first one you're like 'Stop playing,' then you get hit all night |
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