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The San Francisco 49ers have hired Ray Brown as assistant offensive line coach. The 49ers are looking to upgrade their offensive line heading into the 2010 season after the unit dealt with injury and inconsistency last season. The team made the announcement of Brown's hiring Thursday. The 47-year-old Brown served the past two seasons as [...]

LaDainian Tomlinson says he believes he has played his last game as a San Diego Charger. The running back told The San Diego Union-Tribune on Thursday that he has thought for a while he would be let go by the Chargers. His comments come after more than a month of saying he did not know [...]

Colts coach Jim Caldwell says injured star Dwight Freeney is rapidly improving as the Super Bowl approaches. The All-Pro defensive end has not practiced since tearing a ligament in his right ankle in the AFC title game. Indianapolis plays the New Orleans Saints on Sunday. Colts left guard Ryan Lilja joined the injury list Thursday [...]

Saints coach Sean Payton shortened practice by about 20 minutes on Thursday, trying to ensure his players are fresh for the Super Bowl. Temperatures were close to 80 degrees when New Orleans began practice outdoors on the campus of the University of Miami. Players removed their shoulder pads for the last 40 minutes of the [...]

NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith paints a bleak picture of the league's labor situation. Smith says the likelihood of a lockout after the upcoming season is "14" on a scale of 1 to 10. He notes that the league recently received a $5 billion extension on its network television deals even if no [...]

New Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll has retained two assistants and added 18 new ones to his first staff. The team confirmed Thursday that defensive coordinator Gus Bradley and defensive line coach Dan Quinn will return next season. Carroll had said Jeremy Bates is joining him from Southern Cal as his offensive coordinator.
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George Edwards has abruptly left the Florida Gators to become the Buffalo Bills new defensive coordinator. Edwards' hiring was announced by the Bills on Thursday, only 27 days after he had been hired to the same job under Gators coach Urban Meyer. University of Florida officials were not immediately available for comment regarding Edwards' departure.
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The demolition of Giants Stadium got started Thursday when a giant metal claw attached to a crane started taking bites out of the cement helix at one of the four gates around the 34-year-old facility. Clouds of dust drifted in the air as concrete and rebar poked through areas where the concrete was ripped away.
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The Eagles have hired former Browns general manager Phil Savage as a player personnel consultant for the April draft. Savage will work with new GM Howie Roseman and director of player personnel Ryan Grigson. He'll concentrate on evaluating draft prospects in the Southeast. Savage spent four seasons as Cleveland's senior vice president and GM from [...]

Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney is hoping to test his sore right ankle for the first time during Friday's Super Bowl practice. Freeney tore a ligament in the ankle late in the 30-17 victory by Indianapolis over the Jets in the AFC title game. He is questionable for Sunday's NFL title game against the New [...]