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Jauron reunites with Peters in Philly
Dick Jauron went from Buffalo Bills head coach to a defensive backs assistant. He’ll be able to stroll through his new locker room to get a glimpse at the guy who helped make that downgrade happen. NFL.com’s Jason La Canfora reports the Philadelphia Eagles have hired Jauron to coach their secondary
Bears collecting NFC West alumni
MIAMI — The Bears continued collecting former NFC West coaches when they hired Mike DeBord to coach their tight ends Tuesday. Not that tight ends have ever factored much as receivers in a Mike Martz offense. Martz, hired to coordinate the Bears’ offense, is back in the NFL for the first time since the 49ers fired him following the 2008 season
Beating Patriots made Manning a champ
MIAMI — Heath Evans stood helplessly on the sidelines and watched Peyton Manning evolve into the quarterback he’s known as today, the fearless two-minute king and not a quarterback condemned to be a runner-up his whole life. Evans was the New England Patriots ‘ fullback in the 2006 AFC Championship Game. He witnessed Manning will the Indianapolis Colts to a 38-34 victory, driving them 80 yards in 77 seconds for the winning touchdown with a minute to play
Bears add DeBord as TE coach
MIAMI — Chicago has only one offensive coaching position left to fill after hiring Mike DeBord on Tuesday to be their tight ends coach. DeBord, who spent the past two seasons with Seattle, interviewed last month
Porter resents losing snaps to Wake
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Joey Porter can’t fathom why the Miami Dolphins preferred to use outside linebacker Cameron Wake ahead of him last year.
