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| More active players join NFL labor talks on Day 6 |
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02/23/2011 |
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| s, Jeff Saturday, Mike Vrabel and Brian Waters participated in labor negotiations Wednesday, the sixth consecutive day of federally mediated talks between the league and union. Denver Broncos safety Dawkins, Indianapolis Colts center Saturday, and Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Vrabel and guard Waters, along with former player Sean Morey, arrived in the morning at the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, a U.S. government agency. They joined NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and NFLPA executive director De |
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| NFL labor talks with mediator enter 6th day |
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02/23/2011 |
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Brian Dawkins, Mike Vrabel and Jeff Saturday are taking part in the NFL labor talks as the sessions with the league, the players' union and a federal mediator moved into a sixth day. Denver Broncos cornerback Dawkins, Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Vrabel and Indianapolis Colts center Saturday arrived Wednesday morning at the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service in the nation's capital. They joined Commissioner Roger Goodell and NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smit |
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| Former Chiefs RB Podolak hit by a car in Arizona |
NFL Football |
02/22/2011 |
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Former Kansas City Chiefs running back Ed Podolak is recovering after he was hit by a car while crossing a street in Scottsdale, Ariz. Police in the Phoenix suburb say the 63-year-old Podolak was not inside a crosswalk when he was hit Sunday. They say the driver of the car that hit Podolak tried to brake but couldn't stop fast enough. A police report says Podolak was taken to a Scottsdale hospital with what are described as non-life-threatening injuries. Police said Tuesday that |
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| Ed Podolak injured in car accident |
Division I College Football |
02/21/2011 |
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| ng the street outside his hotel early Sunday morning. Podolak was attending a social event Saturday in Scottsdale. His daughter, Laura Podolak, says he is alert and in good spirits. Podolak played for the Hawkeyes and spent nine seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs. He rushed for 4,451 yards and 34 touchdowns for Kansas City from 1969-77. Podolak has been an announcer for Iowa for the past 30 years.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News repor |
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| NFL says Lions committed tampering violations |
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02/18/2011 |
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DETROIT (AP) - The Detroit Lions must forfeit their seventh-round pick in this year's draft after Commissioner Roger Goodell ruled they tampered with players under contract to the Kansas City Chiefs in 2010. Detroit must also swap fifth-round picks with Kansas City, leaving the Lions with the 23rd pick of that round instead of the ninth. The league says the Lions commented publicly to the media about their desire to acquire players under contract with the Chiefs and had impermissible contact with a player |
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| Chiefs use franchise tag on Hali |
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02/16/2011 |
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| Kansas City, MO (MySportsbook) - The Kansas City Chiefs have designated outside linebacker Tamba Hali as their franchise player. Hali will be paid the average of the top five highest-earning players at his position during the 2011 season. The franchise tag also gives the two sides an opportunity to negotiate a longer-term contract. "Tamba is a key contributor to our football team and we have a tremendous amount of respect for him both personally and professionally," general manager Scott Pioli said. "We want T |
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| Chiefs hire Zorn as QB coach |
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02/15/2011 |
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The Kansas City Chiefs have hired Jim Zorn as quarterbacks coach. Zorn, a former head coach of the Washington Redskins, was a quarterback for Seattle and Green Bay during his playing days from 1976-87. He was 12-20 as Redskins head coach in 2008-09. After Charlie Weis resigned as Kansas City's offensive coordinator last month, Bill Muir was promoted from offensive line coach to offensive coordinator. Now, the Chiefs said Zorn would become part of the mix. It was unclear Tuesday wh |
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| Chiefs elevate Muir to offensive coordinator |
NFL Football |
02/03/2011 |
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| Kansas City, MO (MySportsbook) - The Kansas City Chiefs have named Bill Muir their new offensive coordinator. Muir had been the offensive line coach for the past two years and will also continue in that role. He takes over for Charlie Weis, who left after one year to take the offensive coordinator's position at the University of Florida. "We are very fortunate to have someone of Bill's caliber take over the role of offensive coordinator," said Chiefs head coach Todd Haley in the club's release. "Bill's depth o |
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| Packers' McCarthy's Super Bowl trip began miles from Dallas |
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02/02/2011 |
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| o a NAIA Division II runner-up finish as a senior captain. From there, he coached collegiately at Fort Hays State (1987-88) and the University of Pittsburgh (1989-1992) before moving from the Turnpike to the NFL. McCarthy served on the staffs of the Kansas City Chiefs (1993-98) and the Packers (1999) prior to stints as offensive coordinator for both the New Orleans Saints (2000-04) and San Francisco 49ers (2005). With McCarthy calling plays, the Saints racked up 10 offensive team records and 25 individual marks. |
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| Ole Miss' Dickerson hired as Gardner-Webb coach |
Division I College Football |
01/26/2011 |
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| son has spent the past three years as receivers coach under Houston Nutt at Ole Miss, where he helped develop NFL receivers Mike Wallace, Dexter McCluster and Shay Hodge. Dickerson, who starred as a receiver at Arkansas and played briefly with the Kansas City Chiefs, becomes the first black head football coach in Big South history. His father, Ron Dickerson Sr., was the first black major college head coach at Temple in the 1990s. Gardner-Webb went 4-7 last season and 2-4 in the conference.Copyright © 2 |
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