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Dirty (Half) Dozen: The Coaching Carousel and the Rooney Rule

When Tom Cable, a little-known offensive line coach, was hired as coach of the Raiders to replace Lane Kiffin four games into the 2008 season, the hiring was viewed as just another bizarre Al Davis hiring, even more bizarre than hiring Kiffin, then 32 years old, the year before. When Davis fired Cable Tuesday night after...

Texans Defensive Firings Have Players Disappointed, But Not Confused

Linebacker DeMeco Ryans likes that Houston Texans coach Gary Kubiak is returning for a sixth season with the franchise. If DeMeco didn't like the rest of what happened Monday, he understood. While Kubiak is being retained by the franchise despite five seasons without a playoff appearance, on Monday he fired not only...

Brian Cushing Moving Back to Outside Linebacker for Texans

The Texans' two-game experiment of having Brian Cushing replace the injured Demeco Ryans at middle linebacker appears to be over. Coach Gary Kubiak said that Cushing will go back to his normal strongside linebacker spot this week. There was no immediate word on who will replace Cushing at middle linebacker, but Kevin...

Brian Cushing to Replace DeMeco Ryans at Middle Linebacker for Texans

Brian Cushing is moving to the middle. Cushing, the Houston Texans' linebacker and the 2009 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, has been moved from strong-side linebacker to the middle to replace injured captain DeMeco Ryans, Texans coach Gary Kubiak said Monday. Ryans (above, left, with Cushing) sustained a...

Week 7 IDP Rankings: Linebackers

It's always interesting to see huge numbers posted by several linebackers in the same unit. Last week, Patriots ILBs Jerod Mayo (18 total tackles) and Brandon Spikes (10 solos, 6 assists) had monster games in the tilt with Baltimore, although Ray Rice's 30-plus touches (28 carries, eight receptions on 10 targets) had...

DeMeco Ryans News From the Web

05/23/12 Don Banks: A revitalized DeMeco Ryans anxious to make... Source: Sports Illustrated The late March trade that brought middle linebacker DeMeco Ryans to Philadelphia has a chance to be one of the shrewdest moves of the NFL's offseason and should help solidify the middle of the Eagles defense, which got gouged repeatedly in 2011, especially during Philly's stupefyingly bad 4-8 start.
05/22/12 Philadelphia Eagles 2012-2013 Season Predictions Source: Bleacher Report The 2012-2013 season is an extremely important one for the Philadelphia Eagles.
05/22/12 Philadelphia Eagles: An Early Look at the Linebacker... Source: Bleacher Report One of the most intriguing roster battles on the entire Philadelphia Eagles roster this NFL offseason is the competition for the starting three linebacker positions.
05/22/12 Michael Vick, LeSean McCoy, DeMeco Ryans Talk About... Source: CBS - KYW CBS 3 - Philadelphia PA "It was very good to get the first practice in the books. We got the first one out of the way, and there was a lot of excitement. Even I had butterflies for the first day because I was so excited to get back out here. I think now that we got this out of the way, we can go ahead and coast from here on it."
05/22/12 Bradie James replaces DeMeco Ryans 'and then some' Source: NFL The Houston Texans traded Pro Bowl linebacker DeMeco Ryans to Philadelphia in one of the more surprising deals of the offseason.