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Chargers Mourn Losses of Wayne Nunnely & Ron Botchan Feb 24, 2021 at 11:01 AM Copied! The Chargers mourn the recent losses of former defensive line coach Wayne Nunnely and former linebacker Ron Botchan. Nunnely had a coaching career that spanned over three decades between college and the pros. He spent 12 years (1997-2008) coaching the Chargers defensive line with players like Luis Castillo, Jamal Williams, and Marcellus Wiley, among others. "The man. The ...

Robert Riger/Getty Images The "Ice Bowl stretch receives more attention; these Packer teams were better. In 1962, Green Bay went 14-1, outscored opponents by an insane 276 points, led the NFL in offense and defense, and repeated as champion at Yankee Stadium. Lombardi took over the Packers in 1959 and had them in the championship in Year 2. After the Eagles became the only team to defeat a Lombardi Packers team in a title game, Green Bays Jim Taylor- and Paul Hornung-centered power sweep...

We all know about the great significance of the quarterback position in pro football. This week, the Denver Broncos schedule has them play the Los Angeles Chargers after having just played the Buffalo Bills. That put me in the state of mind to remember one of the most unusual transactions in pro football history. It involved those two teams and a quarterback, and it changed the course of the American Football League. Jack Kemp had been a 17th-round draft choice by the Detroit Lions out of tiny...

Focus on Sport-Getty Images Enhanced by soundbite machine John McKays presence, the expansion Bucs effort will live on as long as the NFL does. The ex-USC coachs two-plus months of two-a-day practices set a bad tone for Tampa Bays inaugural season, with injuries further weakening the NFLs worst modern-era roster. The 0-14 Bucs minus-287 differential is the worst ever. The Steve Spurrier-quarterbacked team came within one score just twice -- once to the expansion Seahawks -- and lost five...

Read Sids column from 1974, when Ara Parseghian left Notre Dame On every remaining Sunday in 2020, the Star Tribune will republish a memorable Sid Hartman column from the archives.  December 13, 2020 — 1:30am Text size Copy shortlink: Sid Hartman Instant replay Editors note: On every remaining Sunday in 2020, the Star Tribune will republish a memorable Sid Hartman column from the archives. This is Sids column from the Dec. 15, 197...

David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports Fired by the Browns (er, the Ravens) in 1996, Belichick has created a vast gulf between he and his peers 20 years into his second-chance gig. Spurning the Jets as Bill Parcells would-be successor, Belichick maneuvered his way to New England in 2000. He is the only head coach with more than four Super Bowl wins. While Tom Brady receives deserved credit for the six Lombardis, Belichick outfitted the historic QB find with reliable defensive backing nearly e...

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