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| Texans add Rhodes to coaching staff |
NFL Football |
01/28/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (Best E Casino) - The Houston Texans have named Ray Rhodes their new assistant defensive backs coach, the team announced Monday. Rhodes joins the club following five seasons with the Seattle Seahawks. He served as the Seahawks defensive coordinator from 2003-05, then moved into the role of special projects/defense for the past two seasons. Under Rhodes, the Seattle defense climbed from 28th in the NFL to 19th in his first season. The Seahawks also reached the playoffs in each of Rhodes' five cam |
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| Texans hire Rhodes as assistant defensive backs coach |
NFL Football |
01/28/2008 |
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HOUSTON (AP) -Ray Rhodes was hired as the assistant defensive backs coach for the Houston Texans on Monday. Rhodes, who spent five seasons as a head coach first in Philadelphia and then Green Bay, worked in Seattle since 2003. He was the defensive coordinator for the Seahawks from 2003-05 and had the title of special projects/defense the past two seasons. Rhodes worked with Texans coach Gary Kubiak for one season in San Francisco and from 2001-02 with the Broncos. ``He brings tremendous experience an |
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| Cowboys name Grantham D-Line coach |
NFL Football |
01/24/2008 |
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| on in the scheme. You can only gain that type of knowledge of the big picture by actually creating a game plan and coordinating a defense, and I think its a huge plus." Grantham has spent the last 18 years coaching in the NFL and in the collegiate ranks. Before being hired as Cleveland's defensive coordinator, Grantham coached in the NFL with the Houston Texans (2002-2004) and Indianapolis Colts (1999-2001) as a defensive line coach, and in college at Michigan State (1996-1998) and Virginia Tech (1990-1995). |
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| Cowboys hire ex-Browns defensive coordinator Todd Grantham |
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01/24/2008 |
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| nsive coordinator under Romeo Crennel in Cleveland. He is familiar with the 3-4 alignment favored by Cowboys coach Wade Phillips, having coached it under Crennel and former Texans coach Dom Capers. Grantham was also a defensive line coach with the Houston Texans and the Indianapolis Colts. ``His familiarity with many of the things we do up front was important, but his experience as a coordinator is what elevated him in our eyes,'' Phillips said. ``He knows and understands how one position group on the def |
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| Richmond selects London as head coach |
Division I-AA College Football |
01/19/2008 |
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| story, is also the first alumnus to assume the position since Ed Merrick (1951-65). The 47-year-old spent six of the last seven seasons working with the defense at the University of Virginia, with a stop in 2005 as defensive line coach for the NFL's Houston Texans. A 1983 graduate of Richmond, London began his coaching career with the Spiders in 1988, spending two years as outside linebackers coach and admissions liaison. He returned in 1994 for a three-year stint as outside linebackers coach and recruiting c |
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| Air Force coach Calhoun agrees in principle to new 5-year deal |
Division I College Football |
01/11/2008 |
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| Conference's coach of the year in December. He took over the program from Fisher DeBerry last December following DeBerry's retirement after 27 years at the school, including. A 1989 Air Force graduate, Calhoun was the offensive coordinator of the Houston Texans before accepting the Air Force position. The Falcons won five more games in 2007 than the previous season, making it the second-biggest turnaround in school history. The nine wins were also Air Force's most since 2002.Copyright © 2005 The Ass |
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| Texans make Kyle Shanahan NFL's youngest offensive coordinator |
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01/11/2008 |
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HOUSTON (AP) -Kyle Shanahan was promoted to offensive coordinator of the Houston Texans on Friday, making him the youngest coach at that position in the NFL. The 28-year-old son of Denver coach Mike Shanahan replaces Mike Sherman, who spent two seasons with the Texans before being named the head coach at Texas A&M in late November. Shanahan is almost three years younger than Josh McDaniels, the 31-year-old New England offensive coordinator who was previously the NFL's youngest to hold the job. Shan |
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| Texans shake up offensive staff |
NFL Football |
01/11/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (Best E Casino) - The Houston Texans announced the hiring of Alex Gibbs as their assistant head coach and the promotion of Kyle Shanahan to offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Friday. Shanahan, at 28 years and 26 days old becomes the youngest coordinator in the NFL. He replaces Mike Sherman, who left the Texans to take the head coaching job at Texas A&M. He is the son of Denver Broncos head coach Mike Shanahan, Kyle Shanahan worked with Houston's quarterbacks in 2007 as Houston's pa |
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| Here we Cro again: Cromartie & Bolts face Manning & Colts in playoffs |
NFL Football |
01/10/2008 |
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| an excellent player and he certainly had an excellent game that night.'' A week earlier, Cromartie returned a missed field goal 109 yards in a loss at Minnesota, the longest play in NFL history. On Oct. 28, Cromartie single-handedly outscored the Houston Texans. He scored his first NFL touchdown by jumping on a botched punt snap, then had a sensational 70-yard interception return for a score. Rangy and fast, Cromartie replaced Drayton Florence in the starting lineup on Nov. 25. The Chargers led the NFL |
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| 49ers' Willis named Defensive Rookie of the Year |
NFL Football |
01/04/2008 |
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| ee times. He finished the season with 226 tackles, four sacks, two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery, and five passes defensed en route to becoming the fifth straight linebacker to take home the honor. The previous four winners were DeMeco Ryans of the Houston Texans, Shawne Merriman of San Diego, Jonathan Vilma of the New York Jets, and Terrell Suggs of Baltimore. Willis is the just the third 49ers player to win the award, joining cornerback Bruce Taylor (1970) and defensive tackle Dana Stubblefield (1993). |
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