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| Petrino leaves Louisville for Falcons |
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01/07/2007 |
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ATLANTA (AP) -From his very first year at Louisville, Bobby Petrino's name kept coming up for other coaching jobs. On Sunday, he finally decided it was time to go. Petrino left the Cardinals to become head coach of the Atlanta Falcons, who needed less than a week to find a replacement for Jim Mora. After firing Mora, who never seemed to get the most out of Michael Vick's enormous potential, the Falcons went with a coach who guided high-scoring Louisville to a 12-1 season, capped by a 24-13 victory ove |
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| Cardinals 'shocked' at Petrino's departure |
Division I College Football |
01/07/2007 |
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| ing a team meeting Sunday night, defensive lineman Earl Heyman knew that he was leaving the program. ``He said he loved us, but he had a decision to make and he made it,'' Heyman said. The decision - accepting the top coaching job with the NFL's Atlanta Falcons - was one Petrino had flirted with seemingly since the day he assumed the head coaching job four years ago. Less than six months after signing a 10-year, $25 million contract with the Cardinals and saying ``this is where I want to be, Petrino made t |
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| Petrino leaving Louisville for Falcons |
NFL Football |
01/07/2007 |
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ATLANTA (AP) -Louisville coach Bobby Petrino agreed Sunday to become the new coach of the Atlanta Falcons, moving to the NFL less than a week after Jim Mora's firing. Kenny Klein, the sports information director at Louisville, said Petrino was leaving for Atlanta after guiding the Cardinals to a 12-1 season, capped by a 24-13 victory over Wake Forest on Tuesday night in the Orange Bowl. Petrino met with his Louisville players Sunday night to let them know he was going to Atlanta. The Falcons planned a f |
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| Falcons hire Petrino as new coach |
NFL Football |
01/07/2007 |
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ATLANTA (AP) -Louisville coach Bobby Petrino agreed Sunday to become the new coach of the Atlanta Falcons, moving to the NFL less than a week after the firing of Jim Mora. Kenny Klein, the sports information director at Louisville, said Petrino was leaving for Atlanta after guiding the Cardinals to a 12-1 season, capped by a 24-13 victory over Wake Forest in the Orange Bowl on Tuesday night. Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News repor |
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| Steelers' next hire could be in-house |
NFL Football |
01/05/2007 |
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| player and another as a coach. Last year, he was one of 10 finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Whisenhunt and Grimm are being considered by some of the five NFL teams currently looking for coaches. Whisenhunt interviewed Thursday with the Atlanta Falcons and met Friday with the Arizona Cardinals. The Miami Dolphins also plan to talk with Whisenhunt, a former Georgia Tech and Falcons tight end who is considered one of the NFL's top offensive coaches. Whisenhunt has excelled in creating good matchup |
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| Mora, Gailey added to list in Dolphins' coaching search |
NFL Football |
01/05/2007 |
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DAVIE, Fla. (AP) -The Miami Dolphins' list of coaching candidates is becoming longer than a Nick Saban speech. Atlanta Falcons coach Jim Mora, believed to be the first candidate to interview for the vacancy, met Friday with the Dolphins. They received permission to talk to Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt and Georgia Tech coach Chan Gailey, a former offensive coordinator in Miami. The Dolphins also planned to interview San Diego offensive coordinator Cam Cameron, Chicago defensiv |
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| Cowher resigns, Steelers begin coach search |
NFL Football |
01/05/2007 |
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| But that was the fuel that brought me back.'' Two strong contenders to replace Cowher - Steelers offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt and offensive line coach Russ Grimm - already are interviewing with other teams. Whisenhunt met Thursday with the Atlanta Falcons and Friday with the Cardinals. The team will interview at least one minority candidate, possibly more - Dan Rooney himself led the NFL to adopt rules that minorities would be considered for league openings. The Steelers also are expected to talk w |
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| Cowher's resigns, Steelers begin coach search |
NFL Football |
01/05/2007 |
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| jobs before talking to them. Two strong contenders to replace Cowher - Steelers offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt and offensive line coach Russ Grimm - already are in place and are interviewing with other teams. Whisenhunt met Thursday with the Atlanta Falcons. The team will interview at least one minority candidate, possibly more - Dan Rooney himself led the NFL to adopt rules that minorities would be considered for league openings. The Steelers also are expected to talk with several candidates outside |
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| Rivera interviews with Cards, 2 more to go |
NFL Football |
01/04/2007 |
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LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) -Chicago Bears defensive coordinator Ron Rivera has interviewed for the Arizona Cardinals' coaching vacancy and is expected to meet with the Atlanta Falcons and Miami Dolphins. ``I spoke yesterday with Arizona and have a couple of more lined up that will be forthcoming,'' Rivera said Thursday after practice. It's the second straight year Rivera has gone through a round of interviews. A former player with Chicago and assistant coach with Philadelphia, he has helped shape the Bears |
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| Dungy intends to make Indianapolis his last coaching stop |
NFL Football |
01/04/2007 |
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| e one he currently holds with the Indianapolis Colts. A report out of Minneapolis linked Dungy with the job at the University of Minnesota, where he was a star quarterback in the 1970s. There have also been rumors regarding Dungy's interest in the Atlanta Falcons' opening, where general manager Rich McKay is conducting the search. McKay and Dungy worked together at Tampa Bay. Dungy tried to clear things up again Thursday. ``He's way off, as far off as you could be,'' Dungy said, referring to the Minneapo |
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