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Black Monday Is Off And Running...7 Teams Makes Moves...

Found December 31, 2012 on Online Sports Guys: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Lovie Smith,  Chan Gailey,  Romeo Crennel,  Mike Tannenbaum,  Rex Ryan,  Andy Reid,  Pat Shurmur
TEAMS: Chicago Bears,  Buffalo Bills,  New York Jets,  Philadelphia Eagles,  Cleveland Browns,  Jacksonville Jaguars,  Kansas City Chiefs,  San Diego Chargers
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It's not quite a national holiday, but it's a day that pro football fans look at for guidance and renewed optimism... in some places, it's expected... Others, not so much... Like Chicago... The Bears started out 7-1 and now Lovie Smith is fired after the team went 3-5 after the half-way point... Ian Rapoport over at NFL.com gets the HT for that one... The appropriate amount of early discussion is hyah... on the NFL Network The Buffalo Bills, mired in mediocrity, fired Grizzly Adams Chan Gailey... back-to-back 6-10's in three years... The Kansas City Chiefs, stuck in one of the worst seasons on and off the field anyone can remember, fired Romeo Crennel... the HQ thinks the team mercifully put him out of his misery... Crennel texted Rapoport, the response through on Rapoport's Twitter: "It has happened. Going home to watch it snow. Happy New Year." The New York Jets fired GM Mike Tannenbaum and kept head coach Rex Ryan- for now... ...
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