Cowboys could be moving to 4-3 defenseMike Florio, profootballtalk.com So with the Cowboys firing defensive coordinator Rob Ryan and with coach Jason Garrett explaining that the franchise plans to “move forward in a different direction philosophically on defense,” the obvious conclusion to be drawn is that the team could… |
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- A person familiar with the situation says Robert Griffin III will have surgery Wednesday to repair a torn ligament in his right knee. |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com A person familiar with the situation says the Carolina Panthers interviewed New York Giants director of college scouting Marc Ross and Montreal Alouettes general manager Jim Popp on Tuesday for their vacant GM position. |
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Calvin Watkins, ESPN.com The Dallas Cowboys informed defensive coordinator Rob Ryan on Tuesday he would not be returning to run the team's defense in 2013-14. Ryan had one year remaining on a three-year contract. |
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Calvin Watkins, ESPN.com The Dallas Cowboys have released defensive coordinator Rob Ryan on Tuesday evening, according to a source. |
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Doug Farrar, yahoo.com According to a report from ESPN Dallas, the Dallas Cowboys have fired defensive coordinator Rob Ryan. Brian Costello of the New York Post also said on Twitter that he had heard that the firing took place. Ryan just completed his second year of a three-y… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III went to Florida on Tuesday to meet with Dr. James Andrews about his injured right knee and we’ve got our first reports of what the next steps will be for the rookie. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Griffin expe… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Redskins coach Mike Shanahan is adamant that he did not overrule team doctors in the decision to play quarterback Robert Griffin III after Griffin suffered a knee injury — so adamant that he says if he did that, he would deserve to be fired. In a conver… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com In the aftermath of last Sunday’s loss to the Seahawks, Redskins coach Mike Shanahan and quarterback Robert Griffin III both said part of the reason Griffin wasn’t pulled despite being at less than 100 percent was because the team felt he was still th… |
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Daniel Engber, deadspin.com Three months ago, the head coach of a professional football team made a terrible, terrible decision. On Sept. 30, up by a point with less than two minutes to go, Carolina's Ron Rivera decided to punt the ball away to the Atlanta Falcons, even though it … |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com The condition of FedEx Field during Sunday’s Seahawks-Redskins game has raised new questions about the lack of uniformity and consistency among playing surfaces. And that prompted us to track down some more information about the NFL’s standards when… |
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Eagles to meet LovieJan 8
PHILADELPHIA (AP) The Eagles will interview Lovie Smith for their coaching vacancy on Thursday. |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Bengals offensive coordinator Jay Gruden has yet to declare he won’t be the Eagles or the Cardinals coach. But he has come close to doing that. In an interview with his current team’s website, Jay Gruden says he’ll interview with Philly and Arizon… |
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The Philadelphia Eagles announced Tuesday that they will interview former Chicago Bears head coach Lovie Smith for their head-coaching vacancy Thursday. In answer to some questions I've already gotten, no, it's not a "Rooney Rule" requirement … |
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ESPN fires Rob ParkerJan 8
Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Rob Parker, the commentator who created controversy when he questioned whether Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III is a “cornball brother” because he has a white fiancee, has been fired by ESPN. “Rob Parker’s contract expired at year end. Eval… |
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Football Outsiders' Vince Verhei takes a look at three NFC playoff contenders that didn't make it and tries to identify the biggest areas in which they need to improve. Two of these teams -- the New York Giants and the Dallas Cowboys -- play in the NFC … |
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The Cowboys Took A Swipe At The NHL On Twitter, But The Dallas Stars (Eventually) Gave It Right BackJan 8
Dom Cosentino, deadspin.com Hockey's back! (We think.) And no one in Dallas gives a shit! (Which actually might be true.) Ah, but when you've won just one playoff game in 16 years—and counting!—it's probably not a good idea to throw shade at one of your neighbors the way the Dal… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com In a conversation with the Philadelphia media after he was officially named the Chiefs’ head coach, Andy Reid reflected on his long tenure coaching the Eagles without criticizing anyone — and without expressing regret for his most controversial decisi… |
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Ed Werder has a theory that the Dallas Cowboys' firing of running backs coach Skip Peete on Monday could be the start of a series of firings on the offensive coaching staff. Ed believes, based on the conversations he's had with people close to the situa… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Dr. James Andrews, the renowned orthopedist who caused a stir when he was quoted as saying that Redskins coach Mike Shanahan put quarterback Robert Griffin III back in a game against the Ravens without Andrews’ clearance, has now changed his tune. Altho… |
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I mean, right? The last time we had our regular Tuesday chat, our division still had a chance to put three teams in the playoffs. Today, we are the only division without one in. It has been a while. But the chat is back! After missing the last two weeks… |
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There are other things going on in our division besides this Robert Griffin III knee injury, right? Let's see if we can't find a few for the links. Washington Redskins Wide receiver Pierre Garcon has a phobia about surgery and does not want to have it o… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com … |
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Curtis Crabtree, profootballtalk.com Washington Redskins fullback Darrel Young isn’t happy with the actions of the Seattle Seahawks in the Redskins’ 24-14 season-ending loss on Sunday. According to Jim Corbett of the USA Today, Young says the Seahawks took cheap shots against running bac… |
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The Ravens and Redskins have been two nearby teams at opposite ends of the NFL spectrum for most of the past decade. They're case studies in how to ru... |
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