The 1985 Bears linebacker and a former defensive coordinator in Chicago, Rivera will be peppered all week with questions about his evolution from player to coach, not to mention his roots here as a University of California alum.
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“I said, ‘Hey guys, we’re going to the Super Bowl”. “My family is here, my parents are here in the crowd somewhere”. Although he played the next day, he gave up an 80-yard touchdown pass from John Elway to Rod Smith in Denver’s 34-19 victory.
A Canadian newscast covering the Super Bowl had some confusion this week when it flashed the wrong Panthers logo on air during a French-language broadcast. “And you’re all of those things and you don’t realize it because you get caught up in what I’m not contributing in other ways”. I didn’t think both were being treated the same.
“I feel like a lot of people don’t know us honestly, and that’s part of the reason why so many people have doubted us all year”, backup quarterback Derek Anderson said.
Harper is listing his home on rental website Airbnb while he plays the Broncos in Super Bowl 50 on February 7.
Ward, a 2005 graduate of the famed Concord football powerhouse, had to collect his thoughts momentarily when he spoke of his high school alma mater. “Football has always been important to me”.
“We have a lot of guys from different areas that really do appreciate who they are and who supports them”, Rivera said. I love [team owner Jerry] Richardson. You go to China and everybody knows them. They decided on midnight, when players are to check in with the two police officers and one security guard stationed on the players’ floors of their San Jose hotel. “Football is only really big in the United States”.
Shula’s father, Don Shula, won two Super Bowls as the Miami Dolphins coach and coached in six total. But the Super Bowl could test him.
Stewart looks over in Newton’s direction and says, “His personality is, ‘I’m here, I’m going to do it my way because it’s the right way, ‘ and we like that”. “When he came to the Panthers, the Panthers were an OK team, and he turned it around”.
“We still have to watch our kids”, Harper said, “We still have to cook dinner”. But the past is the past, and it’s the future now. “And I’m not slowing down any time soon, so I like being a wing guy”.
Jerry Richardson was supposed to have fired Ron Rivera a few times over. “It’s an unbelievable feeling”.
“There are some limitations”, Davis said. “We actually lost the game, but the team from Texas had illegal players so we got awarded the national championship”.
“My dad was my hero, not just my dad”, Phillips said.
Coach Gary Kubiak said: “It was best for the team if we continue our preparations for Super Bowl 50 without him”. “That’s the communications that I’ve heard from them”. “I’ve had the opportunity to go back to my hometown and speak at a graduation”.
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The Raiders’ chances of moving to L.A. increased when the San Diego Chargers announced plans to remain in San Diego for the 2016 season and renew talks about a new stadium there. The Chargers hold the first option through January 16, 2017, then the Raiders are given that choice.
