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Tampa Bay coach Dirk Koetter initially preferred Marcus Mariota

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For the new offensive coordinator, the new quarterback was an acquired taste. In the early days, long before the draft and the season, Dirk Koetter was in the minority around the Tampa Bay Bucs. In those days, he studied Jameis Winston, and he studied Marcus Mariota. He liked Mariota better. Koetter admitted it to reporters while at the NFL Combine this week. “There were other people convinced way before I was that this was the guy,” Koetter said during a break at…

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Peyton Manning’s exit would be among NFL’s finest

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For a guy who isn’t thinking about retirement, Peyton Manning seems to be talking about it a lot. First, there was his cryptic “last rodeo” line he mentioned to Patriots’ coach Bill Belichick. Now, there is a report that Manning has told his close friends that this would be his final game. But if it is, where would this rank with the great goodbyes? Provided, of course, Manning can lead the Denver Broncos to an upset victory over the Carolina…

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St. Louis unites against common enemy: Stan Kroenke

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St. Louis football fans don’t have the 49ers or Seahawks to hate anymore. They have a new nemesis: Rams owner Stan Kroenke and the NFL executives who helped take away the team. It wasn’t exactly moving trucks sneaking the Colts out of Baltimore or moving the Browns from Cleveland, but Tuesday’s decision to relocate the Rams to Los Angeles left Missouri’s biggest city with bruised feelings, millions of dollars of unpaid debt from the current stadium and the distinction of…

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NFL: Ref determined ‘basic fairness’ dictated re-tossed coin

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No need to flip out over that repeated coin toss. When referee Clete Blakeman tossed the coin before the start of overtime in the NFC divisional playoff game between Green Bay and Arizona on Saturday night, it never actually flipped. Blakeman quickly picked up the coin and made sure this one went heads over tails in the air. “The rule book does not specify when the coin must be re-tossed, but the referee used his judgment to determine that basic…

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Chiefs, Patriots still alive thanks to interchangeable parts

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The offensive line of the Kansas City Chiefs looks a lot like a grade-school game of musical chairs, only with 300-pound behemoths jumping around from spot to spot. Take second-year pro Zach Fulton. He’s been forced to play three different spots along the line due to a litany of injuries this season. And he wasn’t even supposed to be a starter. It’s not just along the offensive line, either. The Chiefs have used fullback Spencer Ware as a change-of-pace running…

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Marco Rubio talks football in new 60-second spot

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Marco Rubio is talking football in a new campaign ad hitting the airwaves this weekend. In the 60-second ad — dubbed “Football” and set to air during the NFL Playoffs in some markets in early voting states — Rubio catches footballs and fields questions. “More nervous before first presidential debate or first college football game,” an announcer asks Rubio. “I was more nervous before my first college football game, because you were actually going to get hit,” the former football…

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Gus Bradley “pleasantly surprised” by calls for Jags defensive coordinator job

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Jacksonville Jaguars coach Gus Bradley is “pleasantly surprised” by how many calls he’s received about his open defensive coordinator position. Bradley fired Bob Babich on Tuesday after the Jaguars (5-11) gave up the second-most points (448) in franchise history. Speaking on a conference call with reporters Wednesday, Bradley said he already has received several inquiries about the job. And no one seems concerned that Bradley is entering the final year of his contract. “I think there’s a lot of respect,…

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