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| Broncos hire Dennis Allen as new D-coordinator |
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01/25/2011 |
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - The Denver Broncos are turning to Dennis Allen to fix the league's worst defense. The Broncos sent out a tweet late Monday night saying they had agreed to terms with Allen to become new coach John Fox's defensive coordinator. Allen served as New Orleans' secondary coach the past five seasons. The Broncos originally offered the job to former Seattle and Atlanta head coach Jim Mora, who turned them down last week. The new staff will convene in Mobile, Ala., this week for Senio |
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| Steelers LB Farrior's career comes full circle |
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01/21/2011 |
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| kles in 16 games - equivalent in length to a full regular season. But it hasn't always been fun in the postseason. Farrior's first three career playoff games were with the Jets, and one game with New York still haunts him: the 1998 AFC title game. Denver Broncos 23, Jets 10. ``We took an early lead, 10-0 at halftime. It seemed like the wheels fell off in the second half,'' Farrior said. ``That was a rough game.'' It was also an unsettling period for the Jets organization. Farrior, in fact, went through |
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| Broncos coach Fox hires assistants Rodgers, Gase |
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01/20/2011 |
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - John Fox is bringing his special teams coordinator with him from Carolina to the Denver Broncos. Fox announced the hiring Thursday of Jeff Rodgers, who was his special teams coordinator with the Panthers last year, and Adam Gase, who goes from coaching Denver's wide receivers to coaching the Broncos' quarterbacks. Rodgers, who also spent five seasons with the San Francisco 49ers (2003-07) is the younger brother of Broncos defensive quality control coach Jay Rodgers, who is enter |
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| Charges dropped against former Bronco Alexander |
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01/20/2011 |
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AURORA, Colo. (AP) - Prosecutors have dropped domestic violence charges against former Denver Broncos linebacker Kevin Alexander after the woman he was accused of hitting refused to cooperate. Deputy Aurora City Attorney George Zierk said authorities asked a judge to drop the case after the woman moved to South Carolina and failed to show up for Alexander's trial Thursday morning. Police arrested him Dec. 20 after his girlfriend told police he slapped or punched her, pushed her to the ground, and grabb |
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| Vikings announce additions to coaching staff |
NFL Football |
01/19/2011 |
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| y as special assistant to the head coach/linebackers coach. The Vikings also announced on Wednesday that Bill Musgrave will be the offensive coordinator, Mike Priefer (pre-fur) the special teams coordinator after two years in the same job with the Denver Broncos and Fred Pagac (pug-itch) will remain on the staff as defensive coordinator. Singletary and new Vikings head coach Leslie Frazier are good friends dating back to their playing days with the Chicago Bears. Singletary spent most of the last three se |
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| Vikings make multiple additions to coaching staff |
NFL Football |
01/19/2011 |
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| as defensive coordinator after serving five seasons as the Vikings linebackers coach. He has 10 years of NFL coaching experience and 23 years of experience in the college ranks at his alma mater Ohio State. Priefer spent the past two seasons as the Denver Broncos' special teams' coordinator. Over his nine seasons as a coach in the NFL, Priefer has seen his special teams units account for 12 scores on special teams (11 TDs, 1 safety) and 15 blocked kicks. Singletary comes to Minnesota after six years with the |
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| 49ers fill three coaching vacancies |
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01/19/2011 |
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| f for the 2011 season. Ed Donatell has been named secondary coach, Geep Chryst has been named quarterbacks coach and Jim Leavitt has been tabbed as linebackers coach. The 53-year-old Donatell has spent the last two seasons as secondary coach for the Denver Broncos after spending the 2008 campaign as the defensive coordinator at the University of Washington. Donatell also served as the defensive coordinator for the Green Bay Packers (2000-03) and Atlanta Falcons (2004-06) during a 32-year coaching career. Chry |
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| Bowlen promises fans he'll restore integrity |
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01/18/2011 |
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - Pat Bowlen says in a letter to season ticket holders that last season was his most difficult in his more than a quarter century as owner of the Denver Broncos and he pledges to restore integrity and a winning culture to a franchise rocked by problems on and off the field. The letter was part of the season ticket renewal packet that began arriving Tuesday. In his most extensive comments about the troubles that besieged his team last season, Bowlen writes that last year ``was the |
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| Rams hire McDaniels as offensive coordinator |
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01/18/2011 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - The St. Louis Rams named former Denver Broncos head coach Josh McDaniels the club's offensive coordinator on Tuesday. McDaniels had a stormy tenure in the Mile High City, going just 11-17 in one- plus seasons at the helm before he was fired on December 6 with the Broncos at 3-9. Now, he will return to his roots as a coordinator to aid in the development of Rams quarterback Sam Bradford, the number one overall pick in the 2010 draft out of Oklahoma. "We are happy to announce t |
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| Broncos RB Maroney arrested in St. Louis |
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01/18/2011 |
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ST. LOUIS (AP) - Denver Broncos running back Laurence Maroney has been arrested in St. Louis accused of possessing drugs and a weapon. St. Louis police say five people were arrested in an Infiniti Monday night carrying marijuana and a gun, but declined to name the suspects. Publicist Jane Higgins on Tuesday confirmed Maroney was among those arrested. She says the 25-year-old athlete has a permit to carry a gun, and denies he is accused of possessing drugs. No formal charges have been filed. A Bronc |
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