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| Arizona Cardinals hire Iowa's Aiken as defensive line coach |
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02/14/2007 |
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PHOENIX (AP) -Ron Aiken, defensive line coach at Iowa, has been hired for the same job with the Arizona Cardinals. Aiken had at Iowa since 1999 and worked with new Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt at Vanderbilt from 1995-1996. Aiken is the final assistant hired by Whisenhunt, hired to replace Dennis Green. Aiken has also worked at San Diego State, Texas and New Mexico. Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, b |
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| Goodell sees bright future for Pro Bowl in Hawaii |
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02/09/2007 |
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| ons. ``I wanted Russ to get the job,'' said Faneca, the Steelers' six-time Pro Bowl guard. ``It's a guy we know, and a guy I'm experienced with. I hoped Russ would get that opportunity, but it didn't work out.'' Whisenhunt and Grimm left for the Arizona Cardinals, with Grimm serving as Whisenhunt's assistant head coach. ``When Cowher retired, everybody in the league wanted two of our guys, so you'd think we would want at least one of them,'' Faneca said. ``But the Rooneys have a process they go through, an |
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| At least during Super Bowl, football overshadows futbol in Mexico |
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02/03/2007 |
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| eason drew nearly 14,000 fans. In the movie theater, you see more families than in a bar. The dynamic is different, but very successful,'' said Joaquin Del Rivero, director of NFL Mexico. There's a passion for seeing the game in person, too. The Arizona Cardinals and San Francisco 49ers set an NFL record in 2005 when they drew 103,467 fans for a regular-season game at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. According to the league office based in Mexico City, one out of five Mexicans has knowledge of the game. The |
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| Bears' defensive coordinator could be Cowboys coaching candidate |
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02/01/2007 |
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| can't tell you because I don't know anything.'' Last year, Rivera was a candidate for head coaching positions with the Green Bay Packers and St. Louis Rams. And this season, he was a contender for jobs with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Miami Dolphins, Arizona Cardinals and Atlanta Falcons. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said Wednesday he wouldn't name Parcells' replacement until after the Super Bowl. He already has interviewed eight candidates. Rivera's focus for the rest of the week is getting his defense prepared |
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| Giants to play Dolphins in London next season |
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02/01/2007 |
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| rugby. The Dolphins were one of six teams willing to move a home game next season, and were chosen over San Francisco, Seattle, Buffalo, Kansas City and New Orleans. It will be the second regular-season match played abroad. In October 2005, the Arizona Cardinals swapped a home game with San Francisco to Azteca Stadium in Mexico City. The Cardinals' victory drew a crowd of 103,467. Goodell is a strong advocate of taking games abroad. The league has played preseason games overseas for decades, and team owne |
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| Bears' defensive coordinator could be Cowboy's coaching candidate |
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02/01/2007 |
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| game are off limits for job interviews until Monday. Last year, Rivera was a candidate for head coaching jobs with the Green Bay Packers and St. Louis Rams. And this season, he was a contender for jobs with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Miami Dolphins, Arizona Cardinals and Atlanta Falcons. Jones said Wednesday he wouldn't name Parcells' replacement until after the Super Bowl. He already has interviewed eight candidates. ``We've got a good football team, and I've got to get this right,'' Jones said. ``We've got |
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| Steelers conditioning coordinator Fuhrman leaves; Giemont hired |
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01/31/2007 |
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| ason remaining on his contract. Tomlin also did not keep defensive backs coach Darren Perry or quarterbacks coach Mark Whipple. Special teams coach Kevin Spencer was allowed to leave with a year left on his contract to take the same job with the Arizona Cardinals. Russ Grimm, the former assistant head coach and offensive line coach, also took the same job at Arizona after the Steelers hired Tomlin. Former Steelers offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt is the new Arizona coach. Copyright © 2005 The |
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| Steelers conditioning coordinator Fuhrman leaves |
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01/31/2007 |
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| yet announced his replacement. Tomlin also did not keep defensive backs coach Darren Perry or quarterbacks coach Mark Whipple. Special teams coach Kevin Spencer was allowed to leave with a year left on his contract to take the same job with the Arizona Cardinals. Russ Grimm, the former assistant head coach and offensive line coach, also took the same job at Arizona after the Steelers hired Tomlin. Former Steelers offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt is the new Arizona coach. Copyright © 2005 The |
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| Steelers promote two coaches, add six new members to staff |
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01/29/2007 |
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| ced Monday that the team has promoted two coaches and added six new members to the staff. Former wide receivers coach Bruce Arians has been promoted to offensive coordinator. Arians will step in for Ken Whisenhunt, who took over as head coach of the Arizona Cardinals. The Steelers finished this past season with the seventh-ranked total offense. Arians joined the Steelers as wide receivers coach in 2004 after serving as Cleveland's offensive coordinator from 2001-03. He also had numerous coaching stints at the co |
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| Cardinals add Carthon, Richie Anderson to staff |
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01/29/2007 |
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TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) -Arizona Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt hired Maurice Carthon as his running backs coach and Richie Anderson as his tight ends coach Monday. Anderson, who played for 13 seasons as a fullback with the New York Jets and Dallas Cowboys, was an assistant wide receivers/tight ends coach with the Jets last season. Carthon, another former fullback with the New York Giants and the Indianapolis Colts, spent the last two seasons as the offensive coordinator for the Cleveland Browns. Copyright |
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