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| Curry accepts 5-year deal as Georgia State's first coach |
Division I College Football |
06/12/2008 |
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| year stay. He coached at Kentucky from 1990-97. Overall, Curry is 83-105-4 in 17 years as a coach. Curry played 10 years in the NFL with Green Bay, Baltimore, Houston and the Los Angeles Rams, but his heart remained in the college game. Former Atlanta Falcons coach Dan Reeves, who has served as a consultant for Georgia State for 14 months, was the first choice as McElroy sought a coach with strong name recognition. Reeves said that he, like Curry, still has a desire to coach, but he said he thought Geo |
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| Georgia State to make Curry first coach |
Division I College Football |
06/11/2008 |
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| State's new football program Thursday. Curry's hire was confirmed by a person with knowledge of the process who did not want to be identified because the school has scheduled a news conference for Thursday. The 65-year-old Curry will join former Atlanta Falcons coach Dan Reeves as patriarchs of the program. Reeves has served as a consultant and helped raise $1.2 million in pledged funds for the program. Reeves said he was not part of the selection process but said ``I can tell you this, I think that is a |
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| Prosecutor: Vick's Va. dogfighting trial can wait |
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06/09/2008 |
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| o get the men from prisons in different states for trial and escort them back later. Vick and the other defendants face charges of beating or killing dogs, or causing dogs to fight other dogs, and engaging in or promoting dogfighting. The former Atlanta Falcons quarterback is serving a 23-month prison sentence after pleading guilty to federal charges in a dogfighting operation. The others received sentences of up to 21 months in prison. One defendant, Tony Taylor, has already been released. His state tri |
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| Holmgren, Plackemeier miss Seahawks camp |
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06/09/2008 |
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| rills Tuesday. Holmgren, who turns 60 on Sunday, has declared this will be his 10th and final year leading Seattle. The Seahawks have already named assistant head coach Jim Mora as Holmgren's replacement in 2009. On Monday, the former coach of the Atlanta Falcons stayed in his role as the Seahawks' defensive backs coach while offensive coordinator Gil Haskell ran the four-time NFC West champions in Holmgren's absence. Most players felt Holmgren was still there. ``I don't think we're any different. We alw |
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| NFL rookies get taste of history at hall of fame |
NFL Football |
06/09/2008 |
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| l Vick was going to be the poster child of the NFL. What did he do? Something dumb to take himself out of the game,'' said Moore, referring to Vick's 23-month prison sentence for bankrolling a dogfighting ring. The quarterback expected to lead the Atlanta Falcons out of the Vick era, Matt Ryan, toured the hall earlier in the day. ``I'm excited to be a part of the change that Atlanta is going through right now,'' he said. ``It's not just me. It's going to take a lot of work from a lot of different areas and |
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| Texans extend GM Smith four years |
NFL Football |
06/03/2008 |
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| ding in." Under Smith, at 38 the youngest general manager in the league, the Texans won a franchise-best eight games last season. Some of the big acquisitions by Smith in his two years as GM are quarterback Matt Schaub, acquired via a trade with the Atlanta Falcons, and wide receiver Andre Davis, signed as a free agent. Smith came to Houston in 2006 after 10 seasons in the Denver Broncos' front office. His new deal will keep him with the Texans through the 2012 season. "We feel confident that these players are |
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| Williams trying to rebound from firing |
NFL Football |
05/27/2008 |
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| rs to be the shortest,'' he said. Still, there have been changes. The most notable is Williams' far-from-coddling approach to players. He yells and chastises them for mistakes, much different from the way former defensive coordinator and current Atlanta Falcons head coach Mike Smith used to handle practice. ``Gregg is a little more vocal,'' cornerback Rashean Mathis said. ``That is pretty much the big difference. He's involved in pretty much everything. It's cutthroat. He's going to let you know how it w |
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| Falcons sign No. 3 overall pick, QB Ryan |
NFL Football |
05/20/2008 |
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| Flowery Branch, GA (Best E Casino) - Quarterback Matt Ryan, the No. 3 overall pick from this year's draft, signed a six-year contract with the Atlanta Falcons on Tuesday. Financial details of the contract were not disclosed, but the Atlanta Journal- Constitution reports it's worth $72 million with $34.75 million in guaranteed money. Ryan is the second top-three 2008 NFL draft choice to sign following Michigan offensive tackle Jake Long's deal prior to being selected first overall. "I'm so excited to have all |
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| Falcons sign Ryan to 6-year deal |
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05/20/2008 |
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ATLANTA (AP) -For the second time in eight years, the Atlanta Falcons opened the vault and dropped a ton of cash on a franchise quarterback. Matt Ryan, the No. 3 pick in last month's draft, signed a $72 million, six-year contract Tuesday. The announcement of the new deal came with smiles, confident talk of the future and no mention of Michael Vick, the first pick in 2001 who signed a $130 million extension, the richest in the league at the time, in December 2005. Team owner Arthur Blank and the Falcons |
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| Texans add TE Krause, CB Williams |
NFL Football |
05/19/2008 |
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| ing free agent tight end Ryan Krause and cornerback Jimmy Williams. They also released tight end Cole Bennett. Krause, 26, played a career-high nine games last season with Green Bay, and had two catches for 11 yards. Williams, 24, played in 14 games last season for the Atlanta Falcons, totaling 16 tackles and one interception. In two seasons with Atlanta out of Virginia Tech, he has 40 tackles and one interception. The Texans signed Bennett as an undrafted free agent after this year's NFL Draft out of Auburn. |
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