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| 'It's quite intimidating': 1st-timer Zorn takes Redskins reins |
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ASHBURN, Va. (AP) -Always the energetic left-hander, Jim Zorn had an upbeat but nervous start to his coming-out event with the Washington Redskins. The new coach got the team colors wrong. He paid tribute to an assistant the team recently fired. He lacked the polish of his predecessor, Joe Gibbs, who sat watching from the second row during the news conference Sunday in the Redskins Park auditorium. Not too surprising, really, given that Zorn himself said it was nothing short of ``miraculous'' that he was st |
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| 3 Redskins wear No. 21 to honor slain teammate Sean Taylor |
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02/10/2008 |
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HONOLULU (AP) -The NFC's victory Sunday in the Pro Bowl was bittersweet for the Washington Redskins. Redskins tackle Chris Samuels, long snapper Ethan Albright and tight end Chris Cooley wore No. 21 in honor of slain teammate Sean Taylor. They were captains for the NFC and lost the coin toss, but won the game in honor of Taylor, who was posthumously voted an NFC starter for the all-star game. ``It was a huge deal and it was done right,'' Samuels said. ``Sean's family was out here, we wore the 21 jersey an |
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| Redskins, Colts to meet in Hall of Fame game |
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02/10/2008 |
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ASHBURN, Va. (AP) -Jim Zorn will make his Washington Redskins coaching debut in the Hall of Fame game on Aug. 3. The Hall of Fame announced Sunday that the Redskins and Indianapolis Colts will meet in the annual exhibition at Canton, Ohio. It's played the day following the hall's induction ceremony. The Redskins lobbied for the game after two of their former stars - Darrell Green and Art Monk - were voted into the Hall earlier this month. The rest of the Class of 2008 is comprised of Fred Dean, Emmitt Thoma |
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| 'It's quite intimidating': 1st-time Zorn takes Redskins reins |
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02/10/2008 |
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ASHBURN, Va. (AP) -Always the energetic left-hander, Jim Zorn had an upbeat but nervous start to his coming-out event with the Washington Redskins. The new coach got the team colors wrong. He paid tribute to an assistant the team recently fired. He lacked the polish of his predecessor, Joe Gibbs, who sat watching from the second row during the news conference Sunday in the Redskins Park auditorium. Not too surprising, really, given that Zorn himself said it was nothing short of ``miraculous'' that he was st |
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| Redskins hire Zorn as head coach |
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02/09/2008 |
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| Ashburn, VA (Best E Casino) - The Washington Redskins have decided to name just-hired offensive coordinator Jim Zorn their new head coach, replacing the legendary Joe Gibbs, who retired in January. Only two weeks after hiring Zorn away from the Seahawks to be their offensive coordinator, the Redskins announced Saturday that they had promoted the former quarterback to head coach, and signed him to a five-year contract. "I've always dreamed of being a head coach with a franchise rich in tradition, like the Redskin |
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| Report: Redskins tab Zorn as head coach |
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02/09/2008 |
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| Washington, DC (Best E Casino) - The Washington Redskins have reportedly decided to name just-hired offensive coordinator Jim Zorn their new head coach, replacing the legendary Joe Gibbs, who retired in January. The Washington Post reported on its Web site Saturday that the Redskins, who only two weeks ago hired Zorn away from the Seattle Seahawks to be their offensive coordinator, have decided to make the former quarterback their head coach. Zorn, 54, spent the past seven seasons as quarterbacks coach for the S |
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| Surprise ending: Jim Zorn hired as Washington Redskins coach |
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02/09/2008 |
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WASHINGTON (AP) -After a suspenseful month of exhaustive interviews involving at least 10 candidates, the Washington Redskins decided their coach would be: none of the above. Instead, it'll be first-timer Jim Zorn taking the mantle from Hall of Famer Joe Gibbs. Two weeks after being hired as the offensive coordinator, the former Seattle Seahawks quarterback was promoted to head coach Saturday night in a surprise ending to a secretive process that tried fans' patience and produced a new favorite every week. |
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| Jim Zorn hired as Washington Redskins coach |
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02/09/2008 |
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WASHINGTON (AP) -The Washington Redskins hired Jim Zorn as their coach Saturday night, a surprise ending to a monthlong search for a replacement for Joe Gibbs. ``I've always dreamed of being a head coach with a franchise rich in tradition like the Redskins,'' Zorn said in a team news release. ``As a player who had to fight Redskins teams at RFK as well as at our home field, I know about the history of this franchise as well as the passion of its fans. I won't let you down.'' The Redskins said the 54-year-ol |
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| Fred Taylor patiently waited a decade to play in Pro Bowl |
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02/09/2008 |
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| terson brought 20 family members with him to enjoy the experience. ``I'm just enjoying being around guys with different personalities and some of the guys I watched growing up,'' he said. Despite Taylor's long wait, no one has waited longer than Washington Redskins long snapper Ethan Albright, who is making his Pro Bowl debut in his 13th season. ``I get better with age,'' he said. Redskins tight end Chris Cooley also is making his first appearance in his fourth year. ``It's a lot more relaxed than I woul |
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| Sean Taylor autopsy released; gunshot wound detailed |
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02/07/2008 |
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MIAMI (AP) -The bullet that killed Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor ripped first through his right leg and then the left, and possibly came from a 9mm handgun, an autopsy released Thursday said. The report, obtained by The Associated Press through a public records request filed after Taylor's Nov. 27 death, notes a bullet perforated the soft tissues and muscles of the right groin and the right femoral artery, a crucial pathway for blood. The bullet tore through muscles of Taylor's upper right thigh, a |
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