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| Titans keep Jeff Fisher for 17th season |
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01/07/2011 |
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Titans owner Bud Adams has decided to keep Jeff Fisher for the 2011 season. In a statement released by the team, the 88-year-old owner says Fisher has meant a great deal to the team and helped the Titans reach ``incredible heights'' under his leadership. The decision comes two days after Adams agreed the Titans needed to part with Vince Young five seasons after he ordered the quarterback drafted. Fisher is the NFL's longest-tenured coach, and Adams' decision means Fish |
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| Judge: 2 McNair sons get trust money from estate |
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01/07/2011 |
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| ithout a will, the surviving spouse is entitled to at least a third of the estate and the children get the rest. Steve McNair was 36 when he was shot to death by his mistress, who then turned the gun on herself. He played for 11 seasons with the Tennessee Titans and two with the Baltimore Ravens.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 The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The |
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| AP sources: Brackett fined $35,000 by NFL |
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01/07/2011 |
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NEW YORK (AP) - Two people with knowledge of the decision say the NFL has fined Indianapolis Colts linebacker Gary Brackett $35,000 for his hit on Tennessee Titans long snapper Ken Amato in last Sunday's game. The two people say Brackett was notified of the league's decision Friday. Both requested anonymity because the league has not announced the fine. He was called for an illegal blindside block on Amato as the linebacker ran toward the Colts' goal line and hit the long snapper from the side in springi |
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| Colts kicker Vinatieri still clutch in 15th season |
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01/06/2011 |
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Adam Vinatieri is still clutch - and still almost automatic. The veteran Indianapolis Colts kicker made a 43-yard field goal as time expired this past Sunday in a 23-20 victory over the Tennessee Titans, his first game-winner in over two years. The man who has two Super Bowl-winning kicks was happy to get reacquainted with a bit of pressure in time for Saturday night's playoff game against the New York Jets. ``It's been a little while since I've had the opportunity,'' he said. ``The |
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| Titans moving on without QB Young |
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01/05/2011 |
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| Nashville, TN (MySportsbook) - The Tennessee Titans have informed quarterback Vince Young that he will not be back with the team next season. In a statement released Wednesday evening, owner Bud Adams informed general manager Mike Reinfeldt "to move forward with plans to begin the process of identifying the next quarterback for our franchise. He will inform Vince Young's agent that Vince will not be on our roster next season. I want to offer my personal thanks to Vince for all of his positive contributions t |
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| AFC South: Never count the Colts out |
NFL Football |
01/04/2011 |
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| ing. When the Colts hosted the Jacksonville Jaguars on Dec. 19, a game in which the Jags would have clinched the division with a victory, there were talks that quarterback Peyton Manning's best days were behind him. When Indianapolis knocked off the Tennessee Titans, 23-20, this past Sunday on Adam Vinatieri's last-second field goal, the Colts were AFC South champions yet again and had matched an NFL record for consecutive playoff appearances with nine, first set by the Cowboys from 1975-83. It wasn't as easy a |
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| Seahawks reward WR Williams with three-year contract extension |
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01/03/2011 |
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| xtension. The former USC star had a career year in 2010, catching 65 passes for 751 yards and two touchdowns. He caught a touchdown pass in Sunday night's 16-6 victory over the Rams to give Seattle the division title. Williams spent two years out of football following three subpar seasons with the Detroit Lions, Oakland Raiders and Tennessee Titans. The 7-9 Seahawks became the first sub-.500 division champion in league history. Seattle will host New Orleans, the NFC's fifth seed, on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. (et). |
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| Titans owner needs time to decide on Fisher |
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01/03/2011 |
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| Nashville, TN (MySportsbook) - Tennessee Titans owner Bud Adams said he needs time to evaluate the team and its coaching staff, including the status of head coach Jeff Fisher. In a release issued Monday, Adams said he will consider several things in his evaluation process, including the current NFL labor situation and Fisher's history with the team. The Titans are coming off their first losing season in five years, a 6-10 disaster that included losses in eight of their last nine games. Fisher is the longest- |
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| Panthers have first pick in draft, Denver second |
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01/03/2011 |
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| land Browns both logged 5-11 campaigns, but Arizona took the sixth pick following the strength-of-schedule tiebreaker. San Francisco will select seventh, the highest pick of the seven teams with 6-10 records. The 49ers are followed, in order, by the Tennessee Titans, Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins to round out the top-10. The 11th pick went to the Houston Texans followed by Minnesota, Detroit, Saint Louis and Miami. The latter two franchises went 7-9 on the year. After a 34-17 loss to the Texans in Week |
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| Broncos to pick 2nd in draft, then Bills, Bengals |
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01/03/2011 |
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| the order for the non-playoff teams Monday. The Carolina Panthers (2-14) had already secured the NFL's worst record and the top pick in the draft. Of the seven teams that finished 6-10, the San Francisco 49ers will pick seventh, followed by the Tennessee Titans, Dallas Cowboys, Washington Redskins, Houston Texans, Minnesota Vikings and Lions. The 13th spot is an unfamiliar location for Detroit, which has made five top-three picks since 2002. The playoff teams' draft order will be determined by their po |
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