Found December 16, 2010 on Ebony Bird:

Dear EbonyBird Readers,

As many of you now know, Ebony Bird mainstay and lead blogger, Joe Barnes has stepped down.  Joe was an excellent writer, a great person to work under, and I know he will be sincerely missed. Under his tutelage I learned a lot and now I think I am ready to take over. My name is Casey Durkin. I will be your lead blogger, and I hope to continue a pattern of excellence that has been set out by Joe. I am working on getting some extra help so there will be daily posts because I understand that news in the NFL is an everyday thing, not a once a week thing. I hope everyone adjusts well to the new leadership (there won’t be many drastic changes) and in conclusion; Thank you Joe. Now, it my turn, let’s go!

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