Tyler Trumbauer
We are less than three weeks until the Super Bowl!
Happy Monday!
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The Jaguars hired Doug Marrone as their new head coach last week, but a former Eagles coach was in the mix.
Very quietly, Jaguars interviewed former 49ers HC Chip Kelly for their HC job before ultimately hiring Doug Marrone, per league sources.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 15, 2017
Dallas lost. Enough said. To the tape!
hdsportsplays: 56 yard field goal by Mason Crosby! 3rd longest field goal … Fox NFL Postgame https://t.co/UzUbrYggOX pic.twitter.com/2MUZKBy6qb
— FanSportsClips (@FanSportsClips) January 16, 2017
Carl Cheffers, who reffed Sunday night’s Chiefs-Steelers game, is likely to be the ref for the Super Bowl, per reports. (Also, Mike Pereira said it to be likely so on Fox on Sunday) [Football Zebras].
A Colorado State player and New Mexico assistant coaches got into a verbal spat after a game last week, which was a spillover from a benches clearing altercation during the game.
VIDEO: CSU’s Emmanuel Omogbo came outside & started argument w/ UNM coaches, Terrence Rencher in particular. Larry Eustachy pulled hom away. pic.twitter.com/Dq9CbvVOBd
— Geoff Grammer (@GeoffGrammer) January 14, 2017
Allen Iverson is a big fan of Kristaps Porzingis.
Words of encouragement for @kporzee from @alleniverson! ?? #ThisIsWhyWePlay pic.twitter.com/c7T1zqJwkd
— NBA (@NBA) January 13, 2017
With the Inauguration this Friday, a GQ writer posed an interesting scenario involving himself, Donald Trump, and Mike Pence [The Hill]
Big ESPN news leaking out late last week as Sports Illustrated reported that Mike Greenberg is leaving Mike & Mike for his own gig on the network. [Sports Illustrated]
Watch a plow truck in Utah last week go off the highway and fall 300 feet. The driver lived.
Former WWE wrestler, Jimmy ‘Superfly’ Snuka died on Sunday [Bleacher Report]. He was under investigation for murder in Lehigh County, Pa., the county I live in, for the last few years. [The Morning Call]
Someone has been riding the Packers in Vegas during their win streak and it is paying off.
OMG: Vegas bettor started w/$300 on #Packers to win game 8 weeks ago – LETTING IT RIDE each gm since – has DONE IT AGAIN. To win $76,000+ pic.twitter.com/PLTr41lnnR
— RJ Bell (@RJinVegas) January 16, 2017