January 8th, 2010 
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New York Giants expected to pursue Romeo Crennel in team’s search for new defensive coordinator -
Romeo Crennel, the former Giants assistant and director of New England’s Super Bowl winning defenses, is interested in becoming the Giants’ next defensive coordinator. And the Giants are very interested in him.-
New Cleveland Browns president Mike Holmgren decides to keep Eric Mangini - Eric Mangini came up with his biggest win yet. Mangini will return for a second season as Cleveland’s coach, a stunning personal victory following a four-game winning streak by the Browns that may have saved his job. New team president Mike Holmgren decided Thursday to retain Mangini, whose job security was in jeopardy after the Browns started 1-11. -
NFL exec Tim Davey dead at 58 - Tim Davey, the NFL’s director of football operations, has died. He was 58. Davey was an employee of the New York Jets and the NFL for a total of 33 years. He died on Wednesday. Davey joined the NFL in 1991 in the league’s game operations department. He supervised the logistics for stadium communications systems for teams and sideline personnel. He also served as the league’s coordinator of stadium operations and field matters, and was in charge of operations at AFC and NFC championship games and led Pro Bowl operations, working closely with the coaching staffs and players. -
Bengals defense ready to punch back - During the first 12 games the Bengals were one of the most stout run defenses in the league. But over the past four games they have struggled, which is not a good trend when you’re going into the playoffs and facing the league’s top rushing offense. -
Jets’ top-ranked defense feels disrespected - The New York Jets have the NFL’s top-ranked defense, yet they keep hearing about what they haven’t done this season. They can’t close out opponents in close games. They can’t put points on the board off turnovers. They can’t get to the quarterback consistently enough.
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