WASHINGTON (AP) -Steve Spagnuolo's interview with the Washington Redskins turned into a marathon.

The architect of the defense that won the Super Bowl spent about 10 hours Wednesday meeting with owner Dan Snyder about the Redskins coaching vacancy, starting in the morning and continuing well into the evening.

That's on top of the 90 minutes the two spent on the phone Monday evening and the first face-to-face portion of the interview at Snyder's house Tuesday night. The talks ran late Tuesday, with the New Y

Last month, as Holmgren was contemplating whether to return with Seattle, Mora removed himself from consideration for the vacant head coaching job with the Washington Redskins following two days of interviews.

The Seahawks are not the first team to designate a coach-in-waiting. The Indianapolis Colts recently announced Jim Caldwell as the eventual replacement for Tony Dungy, whenever Dungy decides to retire.

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ASHBURN, Va. (AP) -From Super Bowl to job interview. From ticker-tape parade in Manhattan to Dan Snyder's house along the Potomac River, via the Washington Redskins owner's private plane.

It's already been quite a week for Steve Spagnuolo.

Still basking in euphoria from a victory on American sport's biggest stage, the New York Giants defensive coordinator arrived in the Washington area Tuesday to interview for the Redskins' coaching vacancy. No audition tape was necessary; the defense's performance in Sunda

WASHINGTON (AP) -Twenty-four hours after his defense stymied the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl, New York Giants assistant Steve Spagnuolo had to steady himself amid euphoria and begin his interview process with the Washington Redskins.

Spagnuolo and team owner Dan Snyder spoke by phone for 90 minutes Monday night about the Redskins coaching vacancy. Then, after another euphoric moment - Tuesday's ticker-tape parade for the Giants through Manhattan in which players and coaches received keys to the cit

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WASHINGTON (AP) -The Washington Redskins, entering the final stage of their coaching search, tentatively plan to interview New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo on Tuesday, a person familiar with the selection process said.

The person, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the Redskins have not publicly released the names of any candidates, also said Sunday that New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels is no longer in the running for the job.

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Never mind that thousands of people were listening to the conference call after Saturday's announcement. This was simply two former Washington Redskins sharing verbal hugs after receiving the sport's highest honor.

``May I just say to you when I first came to Washington, you had just won the Super Bowl, you guys worked me over for nine weeks and I hated all of you,'' Green told Monk, drawing laug

PHOENIX (AP) -It was a Hall of Fame day for the Washington Redskins, with Art Monk and Darrell Green elected to the shrine Saturday. Former commissioner Paul Tagliabue failed to get in for the second straight year.

``There's going to be a party at Redskin Park soon,'' Green said while talking by teleconference with Monk.

Also voted in were New England linebacker Andre Tippett, San Diego/San Francisco defensive end Fred Dean, Minnesota/Denver tackle Gary Zimmerman and senior committee choice, Kansas City cor

Still, as one of Tagliabue's supporters said: ``Can you write the history of the NFL, the most successful professional league in America, and not include Paul Tagliabue?''

Green is a rarity in that he played two decades with one team, the Washington Redskins. He was nearly as fast at the end of his stellar career as a cornerback and punt returner as he was when he first broke into the league from Texas A&I in 1983.

And that means fast: For years, Green was considered the NFL's quickest player.

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The Patriots improved to 7-0 for the first time in their 48-year history.

---GAME 8Patriots 52, Redskins 7

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - Tom Brady threw for three touchdowns and ran for two more to help New England crush the Washington Redskins 52-7 in an easy tuneup for its battle of unbeatens at Indianapolis.

Linebacker Mike Vrabel was a force on both sides of the ball in the biggest rout in a season filled with them. He caught a touchdown pass and forced three fumbles by quarterback J