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USA Today
12-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Zack Baun hints at the Eagles defense being even better than top ranked unit from 2024
Zack Baun hints at the Eagles defense being even better than top ranked unit from 2024 During a recent appearance on The Exciting Mics podcast, All-Pro linebacker Zack Baun told Cooper DeJean and Reed Blankenship that the Eagles defense is miles ahead of where they were last year The Eagles were one of the most physical teams in the NFL last season, and their change in identity began with their late-season collapse in 2023. Vic Fangio entered as defensive coordinator, while Howie Roseman signed Saquon Barkley, Zack Baun, and Mekhi Becton, among others, to help bring physicality and attitude to a Super Bowl contender. Fangio's addition led to more padded and physical practices, which resulted in a 10-2 team and eight straight wins to start the previous season. Fangio's presence helped the Eagles become the No. 1 defense in the NFL, and the defensive coordinator was a finalist for the Assistant Coach of the Year award. During a recent appearance on The Exciting Mics podcast, All-Pro linebacker Zack Baun told Cooper DeJean and Reed Blankenship that the Eagles' defense is miles ahead of where they were last year. The defense has undergone an overhaul after defensive tackle Milton Williams (New England), Josh Sweat (Arizona), cornerback Darius Slay (Pittsburgh), cornerback Isaiah Rodgers (Minnesota), and linebacker Oren Burks (Cincinnati) all departed via free agency. In year one under Fangio, the Eagles (278.4 ypg) led the league in total defense for the seventh time in team history, having previously accomplished the feat in 1991, 1981, 1953, 1949, 1945, and 1944 (excludes the 1943 Steagles). Philadelphia was the second team since the 1970 merger to feature the NFL's rushing champion on offense while showcasing the league's No. 1 defense, joining the 1992 Cowboys (won Super Bowl XXVII). Philadelphia ranked 1st in the NFL in passing yards allowed per game (174.2) for the second time in the last three years (also 2022, 179.8). Furthermore, the Eagles finished with the NFL lead in defensive points allowed per game (16.9 — their best figure since 15.8 in 2008), opponent three-and-out percentage (39.0%), and FFs (18, tied). Including playoffs, the Eagles were +27 in turnovers since Week 8. In that span, Philadelphia has 138 points off turnovers (6.6 per game).
Ottawa Citizen
05-06-2025
- Sport
- Ottawa Citizen
Stamps' new defensive boss Bob Slowik brings NFL pedigree from Jimmy Johnson and Bill Walsh coaching trees
Bob Slowik, the new Calgary Stampeders defensive coordinator, has been influenced by some of the best in the football biz. Try Jimmy Johnson and Bill Walsh. Article content Both legends — and their coaching trees — have provided Slowik with plenty of pigskin knowledge during what's been a lengthy career as a defensive wizard for the Super Bowl XXVII champion in the professional ranks. Article content Article content 'Fantastic backgrounds for me,' said Slowik, whose eye-popping coaching resumé — including as a defensive assistant for the Super Bowl-winning Dallas Cowboys — reads back to the late 1970s. Article content Article content 'I'm just hoping what I can bring will help us get better than we were last year and help this organization and this team win football games.' The Stampeders sure hope so, too, in trying to right the ship after the 2024 CFL campaign that saw them finish with a 5-12-1 record. Article content Slowik benefitted from the Stampeders' coaching shake-up following the debacle that saw them miss the playoffs for the first time in two decades. The 71-year-old was bumped up in the organization after spending the last four seasons as — first — defensive assistant for a year and — then — linebackers coach since 2022. Article content Before that, he was the defensive coordinator for the Montreal Alouettes for a pair of campaigns, marking his arrival in the three-down ranks. Article content Article content SLOWIK OVER THE YEARS Article content Slowik's resumé is impressive, indeed. Article content After two years as the starting cornerback for the NCAA's Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens, the Pittsburgh native became a graduate assistant at his alma mater to start his coaching career. Article content From there, he found his footing at higher-profile NCAA Div. 1 schools as a defensive coach, before moving onto the NFL for a prominent 22-year career. The pro highlights included gigs as defensive coordinator with the Chicago Bears, the Cleveland Browns, the Green Bay Packers and the Denver Broncos: Article content 1979-82 – Florida (NCAA) – Defensive backs coaching assistant 1984-89 – Rutgers (NCAA) – Secondary coach 1990-91 – East Carolina University (NCAA) – Outside linebackers coach 1992 – Dallas Cowboys (NFL) – Defensive assistant 1993-98 – Chicago Bears (NFL) – Defensive coordinator 1999 – Cleveland Browns (NFL) – Defensive coordinator 2000-01 – Green Bay Packers (NFL) – Defensive backs coach 2002-03 – Green Bay Packers (NFL) – Assistant head coach/Defensive backs coach 2004 – Green Bay Packers (NFL) – Defensive coordinator 2005-06 – Denver Broncos (NFL) – Defensive backs coach 2007-08 – Denver Broncos (NFL) – Defensive coordinator 2010-11 – Washington Redskins (NFL) – Defensive backs coach 2012-13 – Washington Redskins (NFL) – Linebackers coach 2019-20 – Montreal Alouettes (CFL) – Defensive coordinator 2021 – Calgary Stampeders (CFL) – Defensive assistant 2022-24 – Calgary Stampeders (CFL) – Linebackers coach 2025 – Calgary Stampeders (CFL) – Defensive coordinator
Calgary Herald
05-06-2025
- Sport
- Calgary Herald
Stamps' new defensive boss Bob Slowik brings NFL pedigree from Jimmy Johnson and Bill Walsh coaching trees
Bob Slowik, the new Calgary Stampeders defensive coordinator, has been influenced by some of the best in the football biz. Try Jimmy Johnson and Bill Walsh. Article content Both legends — and their coaching trees — have provided Slowik with plenty of pigskin knowledge during what's been a lengthy career as a defensive wizard for the Super Bowl XXVII champion in the professional ranks. Article content Article content 'Fantastic backgrounds for me,' said Slowik, whose eye-popping coaching resumé — including as a defensive assistant for the Super Bowl-winning Dallas Cowboys — reads back to the late 1970s. Article content Article content 'I'm just hoping what I can bring will help us get better than we were last year and help this organization and this team win football games.' The Stampeders sure hope so, too, in trying to right the ship after the 2024 CFL campaign that saw them finish with a 5-12-1 record. Article content Slowik benefitted from the Stampeders' coaching shake-up following the debacle that saw them miss the playoffs for the first time in two decades. The 71-year-old was bumped up in the organization after spending the last four seasons as — first — defensive assistant for a year and — then — linebackers coach since 2022. Article content Before that, he was the defensive coordinator for the Montreal Alouettes for a pair of campaigns, marking his arrival in the three-down ranks. Article content Article content Slowik's resumé is impressive, indeed. Article content After two years as the starting cornerback for the NCAA's Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens, the Pittsburgh native became a graduate assistant at his alma mater to start his coaching career. Article content From there, he found his footing at higher-profile NCAA Div. 1 schools as a defensive coach, before moving onto the NFL for a prominent 22-year career. The pro highlights included gigs as defensive coordinator with the Chicago Bears, the Cleveland Browns, the Green Bay Packers and the Denver Broncos: Article content 1979-82 – Florida (NCAA) – Defensive backs coaching assistant 1984-89 – Rutgers (NCAA) – Secondary coach 1990-91 – East Carolina University (NCAA) – Outside linebackers coach 1992 – Dallas Cowboys (NFL) – Defensive assistant 1993-98 – Chicago Bears (NFL) – Defensive coordinator 1999 – Cleveland Browns (NFL) – Defensive coordinator 2000-01 – Green Bay Packers (NFL) – Defensive backs coach 2002-03 – Green Bay Packers (NFL) – Assistant head coach/Defensive backs coach 2004 – Green Bay Packers (NFL) – Defensive coordinator 2005-06 – Denver Broncos (NFL) – Defensive backs coach 2007-08 – Denver Broncos (NFL) – Defensive coordinator 2010-11 – Washington Redskins (NFL) – Defensive backs coach 2012-13 – Washington Redskins (NFL) – Linebackers coach 2019-20 – Montreal Alouettes (CFL) – Defensive coordinator 2021 – Calgary Stampeders (CFL) – Defensive assistant 2022-24 – Calgary Stampeders (CFL) – Linebackers coach 2025 – Calgary Stampeders (CFL) – Defensive coordinator
Irish Daily Star
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Daily Star
Terry Bradshaw still shocked FOX Sports let colleague leave for rival - 'I don't understand'
Pittsburgh Steelers icon and NFL media legend Terry Bradshaw has claimed he doesn't understand why FOX let Dave Wannstedt leave the network. Former head coach of the Chicago Bears and Miami Dolphins, Wannstedt, left FOX to join rivals NBC in 2023, where he is currently the host of Pro Football Weekly on NBC Sports Chicago . Away from his role as a coach, the former Green Bay Packers star even won Super Bowl XXVII in 1992. However it was his broadcasting skills that really made an impression on Bradshaw . During a sit down with Lou Canellis on FOX 32 Chicago , the broadcasting legend asked the host if he ever ran into the Windy City-based Wannstedt. After Canellis confirmed, Bradshaw could not hide his enthusiasm, but also his befuddlement at why Wannstedt wasn't still working with FOX. "He [Wannstedt] and I are big, big buddies, especially during football season as he gives me all my [Chicago] Bear insight stuff," Bradshaw said. "He's really good, I'm shocked that FOX didn't keep him, he was so good, I don't understand television obviously, but he is one of my favorite people, top five guys. Dave Wannstedt left FOX in 2023 (Image: ©Icon Sportswire (A Division of XML Team Solutions) All Rights Reserved contact: info@ "He calls me 'Terr' - nobody calls me 'Terr'. I'm 'TB', I'm the 'blonde bomber', I'm 'Bub', but not 'Terr' - [but he's] a good man!" Wannstedt, a 39-year veteran of the collegiate and professional coaching ranks, joined FOX in 2014. From there he appeared on FOX NFL Kick-off on Sunday mornings, during the NFL season, but departed the network two years ago. Like Wannstedt, 76-year-old Bradshaw called time on his gridiron career to move into television. Bradshaw eventually moved to FOX's NFL Today in 1990. However when FOX launched its NFL Sunday show in 1994, he came aboard and has been the face of the programme ever since. Terry Bradshaw has been a part of FOX NFL Sunday since 1994 (Image: Mark Cunningham/) While he is known as a beloved analyst for many fans, concerns over his performance on FOX have been scrutinised due to his on-air slip-ups throughout last season. There are now rumors that Bradshaw may be close to calling time on his career in the media glare. "I'm 76. It's a young man's game, I get that," Bradshaw said previously. "Everybody wants the new thing. So I said if we can get to the next Super Bowl [that FOX covers], I'll be 80. I think that's time and that's 80 years old and that's pushing it." Bradshaw was the No.1 pick in the 1970 NFL draft and led the Steelers to four Super Bowl victories. Between 1970 and 1983, he also scored two Super Bowl MVP awards and an NFL Most Valuable Player title.
Forbes
15-04-2025
- Sport
- Forbes
The LA 2028 Olympics: The Rose Bowl
PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 31: Aerial general view of Super Bowl XXVII between the Buffalo Bills and the ... More Dallas Cowboys on January 31, 1993 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. The Cowboys won the game, 52-17. (Photo by) The Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California, is one of only two venues in the world to soon be a host venue for three different Olympic Games (1932, 1984 and 2028). The other venue is the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. A 96-year run. Quite a legacy. I am biased but I think the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena California is the greatest setting in the world to watch a college football game (or a soccer match, or a Coldplay concert for that matter). This historic venue is nestled in the Arroyo Seco ('dry stream' in Spanish) canyon against the base of the San Gabriel Mountains. PASADENA, CA - OCTOBER 06: Musicians Will Champion (L) and Chris Martin (C) of Coldplay perform at ... More the Rose Bowl on October 6, 2017 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by) The Arroyo Seco was one of the Los Angeles River tributaries explored by Captain Gaspar de Portola, a Spanish officer and the first governor of California, in the late summer and fall of 1770. He named the stream Arroyo Seco, because for all the canyons he had seen, this one had the least water. The Arroyo Seco region can be considered by historical accounts as the birthplace of Pasadena. By 1821 the area passed from Spanish to Mexican control. The Arroyo Seco was then a part of the Rancho del Rincón de San Pascual, a 14,000-acre Mexican land grant given to Juan Mariné, a retired artillery lieutenant. Photograph of Colorado Street from Fair Oaks Avenue, Pasadena, California, 1883. (Photo by USC ... More Libraries/Corbis via Getty Images) The Arroyo Seco was later incorporated as a part of the city of Pasadena in 1886. The town had been settled beginning in the 1870's by many well-to-do families coming from Indiana (The Indiana Colony) and soon thereafter wealthy easterners via the railroad drawn to the climate. Construction of the Rose Bowl began in January 1922 and was completed by October. The first football game would be played there in January of 1923 between the University of Southern California (USC) Trojans and the Penn State Nittany Lions. USC won 14-3. But this was not the first Rose Bowl. It was the ninth. Rose Bowl football games had already been played in Pasadena since 1902. Organized by the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association (the folks who had started the Rose Parade in 1890) and titled the East-West Tournament Game, the game had grown in popularity until by the twenties there were 40,000 spectators watching on temporary, rickety stands at Tournament Park adjacent the California Institute of Technology. Designed by famed Southern California architect Myron Hunt, the Rose Bowl would be modeled after the Yale Bowl in New Haven, Connecticut which had opened in 1914. It was horse-shoe shaped and held 57,000 spectators for that first game in 1923. There is consensus today that the Rose Bowl was the first postseason college football game ever played. It also predated the world series. (Original Caption) Faye Loyd Covers the Army-Yale Game Outside the Yale Press Box. New Haven, ... More Connecticut: United Press woman sportswriter Fay Loyd checks her program at the Yale-Army game November 6th as West Point Cadets mass on the field (background). Miss Loyd, barred from the Yale Bowl press box, covered the game in a special spot reserved for her by Yale University directly in front of the press Box. By 1927, the games were finally broadcast live via radio. The first televised game happened in 1952. The first coast-to-coast TV broadcast in color came 10 years after that. The broadcast world brought the Rose Bowl its famous nickname. The late, great broadcaster Keith Jackson is credited with coining the term, "The Granddaddy of Them All." A statue of him now stands outside of the structure. PASADENA, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 23: A statue of broadcaster Keith Jackson at Rose Bowl stadium on ... More November 23, 2023 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by) The 1932 Games were held against the backdrop of the global Great Depression. At that time also travel to Los Angeles from other countries was limited to ship transport mainly. As a result of these two factors many nations did not attend. Only 37 countries sent teams versus 46 countries in 1928 in Amsterdam. President Herbert Hoover elected not to attend. Organizers of the LA Games were therefore constrained to use existing facilities around the city wherever possible to control costs instead of building new venues. The only new facility for these games would be the swimming stadium built next to the LA Memorial Coliseum. Photograph of Great Britain's pursuit team at the 1932 Olympic games. (from left to right) Charles ... More Holland (1908 - 1989), William Frank Southall (1904 - 1964), William Gladstone Harvell (1907 - 1985) and Ernest Alfred Johnson (1912 - 1997). (Photo by: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) At the 1932 Games the Rose Bowl would host (of all things) track cycling events. A large wooden velodrome track was constructed within the stadium and a total of four cycling events would be held there: 1. The 4-Man Team Pursuit 2. The 1,000 Meter Time Trial 3. The Match Sprint and 4. The Tandem Match Sprint. Seating was 75,000 but the stadium was mostly empty with events sparsely attended. 66 riders from 13 countries competed with Italy winning the most medals (5) and Dunc Gray winning Australia's first cycling gold medal in the Time Trial. At sixteen Otto Luedeke of the U.S. would be the youngest rider in the field. 28 JUL 1984: A GENERAL VIEW OF THE OLYMPIC STADIUM DURING THE OPENING CEREMONY FOR THE 1984 SUMMER ... More OLYMPICS HELD IN LOS ANGELES IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. For these games the Rose Bowl would be selected to host the men's soccer tournament. Only the top sixteen nations would qualify to send teams. But a Soviet Union-led boycott by the so-called Eastern Bloc nations severely affected the 1984 participants. Czechoslovakia, East Germany, the Soviet Union, Poland, Hungary and Bulgaria all qualified but sadly leaders chose not to let their athletes compete. Also in 1984 for the first time professionals would be allowed to compete for their countries. As a result, in spite of the boycott all matches were well attended. In fact for the final between France and Brazil, which France would win 2-0, the crowd of 101,799 would be the largest crowd to witness a soccer match in U.S. history. This record would stand for 30 years until 2014 when it was broken at Michigan Stadium in a match between Real Madrid and Manchester United. Pasadena, CA - 1984: Men's Football / Soccer competition, Italy vs. USA, Rose Bowl, at the 1984 ... More Summer Olympics, July 31, 1984. (Photo by Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images) As of March 25, 2025 The Rose Bowl has been approved again to be the host venue for soccer semi-final and final matches. However this time both men's and women's matches will be held there. 'Pasadena is proud to be a Venue City supporting the Host City of Los Angeles for the 2028 Games and we look forward to welcoming the world to the iconic Rose Bowl Stadium. We will ensure all visitors enjoy the best Games experience possible with all our City has to offer,' stated Pasadena Mayor Victor M. Gordo. Night view of the beautiful facade of the historical City Hall building of Pasadena, Los Angeles ... More county, California; the building was completed in 1927;
