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Found January 26, 2012 on Shutdown Corner:
PLAYERS: Chip Kelly,  Adam Schefter,  Bill Belichick,  Peter King,  Dan Patrick
TEAMS: New England Patriots,  Tampa Bay Buccaneers,  Oregon Ducks

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers, after coming oh-so-close to hiring Oregon's Chip Kelly, have apparently now landed on Greg Schiano of Rutgers. ESPN's Adam Schefter says Rutgers and Schiano are close to a deal. It seems like the choice of Schiano comes out of nowhere. His name hadn't once been associated with any of the other coaching vacancies around the league. In fact, the last time he was after the 2006 season when Rutgers went 11-2 and Michigan was believed to be interested. In 2001, Schiano took over a Rutgers program that was an absolute doormat and put them in six bowl games over the last seven years. He also comes with the endorsement of a pretty good current NFL head coach: Bill Belichick. Here's Rick Stroud at the Tampa Bay Times, passing along a quote from Peter King on the Dan Patrick's radio show. "As far as a coaching sleeper," said King, "I think Greg Schiano is going to be a very good coach in the NFL. "If you asked (New England Patr...
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