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The Minnesota Vikings have hired Cincinnati Bengals' defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer as their head coach, according to a person with knowledge of the process who spoke Wednesday to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because Zimmer's contract had not been completed and the team had not announced the hiring. News of the decision emerged early in the day, but the Vikings held off on publicizing it. Zimmer, who has been an NFL defensive coordinator for 14 seasons, spent six of those with Cincinnati. The Bengals were third in the league in yards allowed and fifth in points against this season, though they lost in the first round of the playoffs for the third straight year....
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The NFC has everything else.
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Griffin completed 15 of 30 passes for 132 yards...
OK, Panthers, once more with feeling.
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Jim Mora came to UCLA known as a hothead prone to bouts of spontaneous verbal combustion.
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The Washington Redskins have their new coach.
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Even though Robert Griffin III continued playing for the Washington Redskins on an injured knee, the NFLPA will not demand a formal investigation of the team's handling of his injury, the union announced Friday.
The NFLPA launched an informal...