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The team made the announcement late Sunday upon returning to the Bay Area, several hours after San Francisco was eliminated from playoff contention with a 25-17 loss at St. Louis. Defensive line coach Jim Tomsula was promoted to interim coach…

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The ability of Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick to make plays with both his arm and his legs has had defenses scrambling to come up with a way to contain him while opening up the field for other weapons in the Eagles offense.

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Don Meredith was the happiest, most fun-loving guy wherever he went, whether crooning country tunes in the huddle as quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys or jawing with Howard Cosell in the broadcast booth as analyst on the groundbreaking “Monday Night Football.”

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If you flash back to when Michael Vick first arrived in Philadelphia, the reaction from most of the fans was similar to that of a lynch mob. On the day Vick had his press conference, protesters armed with dogs and signs, one of which said: “Hide your beagle, Vick’s an Eagle.”

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Despite the fact that Young is 30-17 as a starting quarterback, Fisher has never had confidence in him. According to various reports, Fisher didn’t really want to draft Young; his preference was his Rose Bowl opponent, USC quarterback Matt Leinert.

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Forget about the contract: The Philadelphia Eagles weren’t happy with Donovan McNabb’s words. And they were thoroughly upset with LaRon Landry’s alleged dirty deeds, both before and during the game. The best way to handle it? Have Michael Vick and the offense run up the score.

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The Philadelphia Eagles and the Washington Redskins at Fed Ex Field in Landover, Md. is not only a big game involving two contenders in the NFC East, it will be a game in which both starting quarterbacks—Michael Vick and Donovan McNabb will come into the game with a bit of a chip on their shoulders.

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In the latest episode of that long-running Sunday series, “As the McNabb Turns,” Redskins’ head coach Mike Shanahan benched the former Birds quarterback for Rex Grossman in the last minute of Sunday’s 37-25 loss to the Detroit Lions.

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Even though the Phillies had arguably the best starting rotation in baseball in 2010 with NL Cy Young candidate Roy Halladay, Roy Oswalt, and Cole Hamels, the Phillies lack of offense ultimately killed their hopes for a second World Series title in three years.

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Back in 2007 when Jimmy Rollins made the bold declaration that the Phillies were the team to beat, his words raised eyebrows and angered New York Mets fans. As it turned out, Rollins was more than a little right.

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