Football

Nick Sirianni won over fans who didn’t want him
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ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer 
Jan 28, 2023
Nick Sirianni is getting his flowers figuratively instead of thrown at his face. The chest-bumping, sideline-prancing, expletive-tossing head coach of...
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Buffalo Bills fire safeties coach Jim Salgado
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JOHN WAWROW Associated Press 
Jan 27, 2023
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills have fired safeties coach Jim Salgado, a person with direct knowledge of the decision told The Associated ...
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Well-traveled Jurkovec happy to come home to Pittsburgh
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WILL GRAVES Associated Press 
Jan 26, 2023
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Phil Jurkovec committed to Notre Dame as a sophomore in high school back in the spring of 2016, a decision the quarterback described...
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Hurts, Jefferson, Mahomes among AP NFL MVP finalists
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ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer 
Jan 26, 2023
Jalen Hurts, Justin Jefferson and Patrick Mahomes are finalists for The Associated Press 2022 NFL Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Yea...
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Bills GM Beane facing offseason salary cap challenges
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JOHN WAWROW Associated Press 
Jan 25, 2023
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Projecting the Buffalo Bills’ payroll to already be over the salary cap, general manager Brandon Beane on Tuesday said he wo...
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Defense still wins in the NFL playoffs
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ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer 
Jan 24, 2023
Defense stills wins in the playoffs. The San Francisco 49ers and Cincinnati Bengals advanced to the conference championship games with excellent defen...
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Bills choose bad time for worst game
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CHUCK POLLOCK Special to The Era 
Jan 23, 2023
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — That cheering you thought you heard on TV every time the Bengals scored, Sunday afternoon at Highmark Stadium, was likely an echo...
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