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| Report: Lewis close to being named Bengals' head coach |
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01/10/2003 |
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| 00 season, Lewis guided a Baltimore defense that set records for fewest points allowed in a 16-game season (165) while leading the Ravens to a Super Bowl title. The Bengals have also considered former Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Tom Coughlin and Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Mike Mularkey, but have all but settled on Lewis, according to the sources. After firing Dick LeBeau following a franchise-worst 2-14 record last week, two Bengals' assistant coaches, defensive coordinator Mark Duffner and runn |
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| Steelers' Bell listed as questionable |
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01/09/2003 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbooks) - Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Kendrell Bell is listed as questionable for Saturday's divisional playoff game in Tennessee. Bell, who re-injured his left ankle in the closing minutes of last week's 36-33 win over Cleveland, missed practice on Thursday. However, Bell sat out practice all last week and still recorded nine tackles in the wild card win over the Browns. Bell has been bothered by the ankle injury for much of the season, spraining it four times since training camp. He h |
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| Steelers place safety Logan on IR |
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01/07/2003 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbooks) - Pittsburgh Steelers safety Mike Logan will miss the remainder of the season after undergoing major knee surgery. Logan, who had surgery on Monday, injured his right knee while making an interception during the third quarter of Pittsburgh's amazing 36-33 comeback win against the Cleveland Browns on Saturday. The Steelers advanced to the second round of the playoffs and will travel to Tennessee. Doctors repaired cartilage, the lateral collateral ligament, a tendon and a muscle in L |
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| Dolphins place AFC-best six players on Pro Bowl squad |
NFL Football |
12/19/2002 |
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| their defensive backfield. Safety Lawyer Milloy and cornerback Ty Law will make the trip, along with kicker Adam Vinatieri and defensive tackle Richard Seymour. Linebacker Larry Izzo earned a spot as the special team representative for the AFC. The Pittsburgh Steelers and Buffalo Bills each had three players selected. Guard Alan Faneca, linebacker Joey Porter and wide receiver Hines Ward were recognized from Pittsburgh, while quarterback Drew Bledsoe, guard Ruben Brown and wide receiver Eric Moulds were chosen fr |
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| Jaguars' Washington placed on injured reserve |
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12/17/2002 |
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| ster by activating defensive lineman Chris Combs from the practice squad. Washington suffered a torn MCL in his left knee during last Sunday's victory at Cincinnati. The team's starting fullback the last two years, Washington had one carry for minus nine yards and one catch for five yards this season. Combs spent the last two years on the Pittsburgh Steelers' 53-man roster. He played in eight games and made six tackles during that time. Meanwhile, the team re-signed running back David Allen to the practice squad. |
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| Tomlinson, Williams, and Reed named AFC Players of the Week |
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12/04/2002 |
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| New York, NY (Sportsbooks) - San Diego Chargers running back LaDanian Tomlinson, Baltimore Ravens safety Chad Williams, and Pittsburgh Steelers kicker Jeff Reed were named the AFC's Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week, respectively, for the 13th week of the NFL season. Tomlinson, earned his second Player of the Week honor this season, as he rushed for a career-high 220 yards on 37 carries with three touchdowns, which tied a career-best, in San Diego's 30-27 overtime win over Denver. He a |
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| Former Browns player passes away |
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12/04/2002 |
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| ns kick returner Billy Reynolds has died. Reynolds, who was drafted by the Browns in the second round in 1953 out of Pittsburgh, died Monday at the suburban Bedford Medical Center. He was 71. A member of the Browns' championship team in 1954, Reynolds left the Browns to serve in the Air Force. He returned to the Browns in 1957. Reynolds also took the field for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1958, the Hamilton Tiger Cats of the Canadian Football League in 1959 and the Oakland Raiders in the AFL's debut season in 1960. |
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| Stewart practices with Steelers' first team |
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11/28/2002 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbooks) - Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kordell Stewart is expected to start this Sunday against Jacksonville, after he took all of the snaps with the starters in practice the last two days. Stewart started his first game since September 29 when he got the call against Cincinnati. Stewart completed 22-of-26 for 236 yards with one touchdown pass in Pittsburgh's 29-21 win. On the season Stewart has completed 93-of-140 for 953 yards with six touchdown passes and five interceptions. Tommy Ma |
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| Jags sign kicker Cunningham |
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11/27/2002 |
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| as replaced by Tim Seder, who was cut on Tuesday. Cunningham, 32, played three years for the Dallas Cowboys from 1997 to '99, connecting on 75 of 94 field goal attempts and all 95 extra point attempts for 318 points before being waived after 12 games in 1999. He played in the final three games of the 1999 season for the Carolina Panthers, then played in the first four games for Carolina in 2000. He has been out of the NFL the last two years. Jacksonville (5-6) next plays the Pittsburgh Steelers at home on Sunday. |
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| Jaguars Team Report: Fighting to stay alive |
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11/27/2002 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Jacksonville Jaguars are in a relative must-win situation this week when they take on the Pittsburgh Steelers at ALLTEL Stadium. The Jaguars took a major hit to their postseason dreams last Sunday in the form of stunning 21-19 defeat to struggling Dallas. Jacksonville now finds itself in a tough predicament, sitting one under .500 and a pair of games behind first place Indianapolis in the AFC South. "I'm very disappointed in this, there's no mincing words here." Jaguars coach Tom Coughlin s |
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