May 22, 2013

NFL: Dolphins cut Chad Johnson following receiver’s arrest

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(By Steve Mitchell, US Presswire) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — Released from jail earlier in the day, Chad Johnson now has been released from the Miami Dolphins, too. FOX Sports NFL insider Jay Glazer first reported Sunday the team parted ways with the wide receiver, one day after Johnson was arrested on charges of domestic [...]

NFL: Buccaneers hire Rutgers’ Schiano to take over as coach

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Rutgers Scarlet Knights head coach Greg Schiano waits to take the field against the Iowa State Cyclones in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium on December 30, 2011 in the Bronx Borough of New York City. (December 29, 2011 – Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images North America) TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Buccaneers [...]

NFL: Keeping Giants pass-rush from Brady is Pats’ tough task; mail

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Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots dives into the end zone to score a touchdown in the fourth quarter against the Baltimore Ravens during their AFC Championship Game at Gillette Stadium on January 22, 2012 in Foxboro, Massachusetts. (January 21, 2012 – Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / SI) — [...]

NFL: Dolphins tab Philbin as new coach

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MIAMI (AP) — A month of wrenching emotion for Green Bay Packers offensive coordinator Joe Philbin took another turn Friday when he landed the Miami Dolphins’ head coaching job. The deal was sealed less than two weeks after Philbin’s 21-year-old son drowned in an icy Wisconsin river. The Dolphins confirmed the hiring in a news [...]

NFL Coaching roundup: Miami talks to McCoy; Colts gut staff

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(PhatzRadio / USA Today) — MIAMI – Denver Broncos offensive coordinator Mike McCoy is meeting again with the Miami Dolphins about their coaching job, which will wrap up a second round of interviews by the team. McCoy met Thursday in New York with owner Stephen Ross and general manager Jeff Ireland. Joe Philbin and Todd [...]

NFL: Packers persevere after tragic death of coach’s son

Green Bay Packers quarterback Rodgers looks on from the bench as the Packers take on the Detroit Lions during the second half of their NFL football game in Green Bay

(Reuters) – Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said on Wednesday this week’s death of offensive coordinator Joe Philbin’s son had a deep effect on him, but that he hoped the tragedy could help bring the National Football League (NFL) team closer together. The team was hit hard on Monday by news that 21-year-old Michael [...]