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George McCaskey George Halas McCaskey is the current chairman of the NFL ' s Chicago Bears , who replaced his brother Michael McCaskey as chairman in 2011 . Biography . McCaskey , the eighth - oldest child of Bears owner Virginia Halas McCaskey and Ed McCaskey ( who himself was a former Bears chairman ) , was originally a assistant state attorney in Lee and DeKalb counties . McCaskey also worked in television after graduating from Arizona State University in 1981 , and was a reporter for an NBC affiliate in Peoria . He was the team ' s senior director of ticket operations since the Bears 1991 season , and was a member of the team ' s board of directors since 2004 . In 2011 , during the NFL lockout , McCaskey ' s brother Michael retired as chairman of the club after 12 years . Before he assumed his position , he met with Chicago Blackhawks owner Rocky Wirtz , as well as White Sox and Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf , with the first NFL owner he met being Jerry Jones of the Dallas Cowboys . McCaskey and Ted Phillips both were also known for the firing of Bears general manager Jerry Angelo . McCaskey eventually hired former Bears area scout Phil Emery .
Resting the starters Resting the starters is the substitution of regular players on a sports team with backup players , and it occurs when a team has clinched at least a playoff berth , often its division , and in many case home advantage , and no further regular season losses would hurt the team in the standings . This enables the team to avoid risking injury to the starters , and to give real life playing practice to backup players . Veteran starters are also frequently rested in the final preseason games in order to get them ready for the early part of the season . Also , starters are sometimes rested during a game during garbage time when the outcome is mostly certain . Effects on players and team . The debate on whether or not it is a good idea to rest starters has not been resolved . Some analysts argue that it is good for the team by enabling the bodies of the players to be fresh , while others state it could make them more rusty . While resting starters may have the advantage of preventing injuries , it may deprive them of various statistics they are trying to accomplish , particularly individual season records . In sports with a small number of games per season , such as gridiron football , there is also the argument over whether it is better for a team with a perfect record up to that point to rest players or to try for the perfect season . For example , the 2007 New England Patriots did not rest their starters and accomplished a perfect 16 - 0 regular season in a victory against the New York Giants ( who also played their starters ) , but ultimately lost Super Bowl XLII to the same Giants team . The 2009 Indianapolis Colts , after going 14 - 0 and clinching home field advantage throughout the playoffs , rested their starters and lost the final 2 games . They made it to Super Bowl XLIV , which they lost . The 2011 Green Bay Packers rested their starting quarterback Aaron Rodgers on the final game of the regular season , as the Packers had already secured the # 1 seed in the NFC playoffs . Combined with the bye week earned with that seed , it would be a total of 3 weeks before Rodgers would play in a game again . The Packers lost their subsequent Divisional game vs . the New York Giants , leading commentators to wonder if the extra time off had been a detriment to Rodgers , as several crucial passes were dropped by the Packers in the game . In 1993 , the National Football League experimented with a two - bye week format . After the success of expanding the regular season to a period of 17 weeks in 1990 NFL season , the league hoped this new schedule would generate even more revenue . However , teams felt that having two weeks off during the regular season was too disruptive for their weekly routines , and thus it reverted to 17 weeks immediately after the season ended . The negative effects of having two bye weeks can be similar to the negative effects of resting starters , as having several weeks off ( in the case of a division winner , several consecutive weeks off ) , a player ' s routine can be hurt .
Damik Scafe Damik Alonzo Scafe ( born April 26 , 1988 ) is an American football defensive end for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He was originally signed by the Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2011 . He played college football at Boston College .
2010 Maaco Bowl Las Vegas The 2010 Maaco Bowl Las Vegas was an NCAA - sanctioned Division I FBS post - season college football bowl game . The game was played Wednesday , December 22 , 2010 at 5 p . m . PST at 40 , 000 - seat Sam Boyd Stadium near Las Vegas and the broadcast was on ESPN . The game featured Utah against Boise State . Teams . Utah Utes . Utah was one of the teams participating in the 2010 bowl . The Utes entered the game with the longest current bowl winning streak at nine games and had never lost a bowl game under current head coach Kyle Wittingham . Utah entered the game with a 10 – 2 overall record and a # 19 ranking in the BCS poll . The Utes had played in the Las Vegas bowl twice before , defeating Fresno State 17 – 16 in 1999 and beating USC 10 – 6 in 2001 . The 1999 victory over Fresno State started the nine game bowl winning streak . Boise State Broncos . Boise State was invited to the bowl after not enough Pac - 10 teams were bowl - eligible to meet their contractual requirements . The # 10 ( BCS ) Broncos entered the game with an 11 – 1 record , their only loss coming at Nevada on November 26 ; BSU split the WAC title with Nevada and Hawai ' i . Before the Nevada game , they were in line for a possible at - large selection to a BCS bowl game . Even at 11 - 1 , they were still eligible as an at - large selection but were not taken . The 2010 game marked BSU ' s first Maaco Bowl Las Vegas appearance . The Broncos entered with an all - time bowl record of 6 – 4 ; in their last bowl appearance , they defeated TCU in the 2010 Fiesta Bowl . Game Notes . The two schools , which have been considered among the best non - AQ programs in the Football Bowl Subdivision , had previously met on six occasions . Boise State held a 4 – 2 advantage in prior matchups . The previous meeting between the two schools was a 36 – 3 win by the Broncos in 2006 . That matchup was played in Salt Lake City . The Maaco Bowl Las Vegas marked the first time that the programs met in a bowl game . Utah left the Mountain West Conference for the Pacific - 12 Conference after the season , while Boise State joined the MWC from the Western Athletic Conference .
Tennessee Rail Runners The Tennessee Rail Runners are a professional indoor football team due to begin play in the Ultimate Indoor Football League for its 2012 season . Based in East Ridge , Tennessee ( a suburb of Chattanooga ) , the Rail Runners will play their home games at Camp Jordan Arena as a member of the UIFL ' s new South Division , joining the Rome Rampage , Florida Tarpons , Mississippi Hound Dogs , Carolina Aviators , and Lakeland Raiders as well as the existing Eastern Kentucky Drillers and Huntington Hammer . The Rail Runners are the second indoor football team to play in East Ridge , following the Tennessee River Sharks which only played the 2006 season of the National Indoor Football League before folding .
2009 St . Petersburg Bowl The 2009 St . Petersburg Bowl presented by Beef ' O ' Brady ' s , formerly known as the St . Petersburg Bowl , was the second edition of the college football bowl game and was played at Tropicana Field in St . Petersburg , Florida . The game began at 8 : 00 PM US EST on Saturday , December 19 , 2009 , was telecast on ESPN and featured the UCF of Conference USA and Rutgers of the Big East . Rutgers defeated UCF 45 – 24 in a game where Mohamed Sanu , the game ' s MVP , caught 4 passes for 97 yards and a touchdown in addition to rushing 14 times for 47 yards and two touchdowns . The game marked the Scarlet Knights ' fifth consecutive bowl appearance , and their fourth consecutive victory , after not playing in a bowl game from 1979 to 2005 . Rutgers was one of nine BCS teams to win a bowl game in each of the last three seasons . This was UCF ' s third bowl game , the last one was in the 2007 Liberty Bowl . With the loss , Central Florida dropped to 0 – 3 in the postseason . The bowl game marked the first ever meeting between Rutgers and UCF . Game summary . Rutgers wore their home red uniforms , and UCF wore their away white uniforms .
Dave Brown ( cornerback ) David Steven Brown ( January 16 , 1953 – January 10 , 2006 ) was an American cornerback in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers ( 1975 ) , Seattle Seahawks ( 1976 – 86 ) and Green Bay Packers ( 1987 – 89 ) . Early life . Born in Akron , Ohio , Brown ' s football career started at Akron ' s Garfield High School when he was 17 and continued on to the University of Michigan , where he was selected three times to the All - Big Ten team and was a unanimous All - America n his senior year . He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2007 . NFL career . Brown ' s NFL career began promisingly , as he played a part in the Steelers ' championship team of 1975 . The following spring , Brown was chosen by the Seahawks in their expansion draft . He spent ten years with the team , setting numerous franchise records . A cornerback , Brown tied an NFL record with two interception returns for touchdown s in a single game ( 4 November 1984 vs . the Kansas City Chiefs ) . He was selected to the Pro Bowl following the 1984 season . After retirement . After leaving the Seahawks in 1986 , he played four more years with the Packers , finally retiring in 1990 . His sixty two career interceptions ranked seventh all - time at his retirement , and his fifty interceptions for Seattle remains the team record . He was elected to Seattle ' s elite " Ring of Honor " in 1992 , and that same year he returned to the Seahawks as their defensive backs coach , a position he held until 1998 . In 2000 , he was named to his alma mater Michigan ' s All - Century team . In 2001 Brown was hired as the defensive backs coach for Texas Tech University in Lubbock . During his tenure the Red Raiders would go on to beat Clemson 55 - 15 in the 2002 Tangerine Bowl , beat Navy 38 - 14 in the 2003 Houston Bowl , beat California in the 45 - 31 in the 2004 Holiday Bowl and lose to Alabama 13 - 10 in the 2006 Cotton Bowl Classic . Death . On January 10 , 2006 , Brown died in Lubbock after suffering an apparent heart attack while playing basketball with his son , just six days shy of his fifty third birthday .
David Miller ( American football ) David Miller is an American football defensive end who is currently a free agent . He played college football at Alabama - Birmingham . In his professional career , Miller has been a member of the Arizona Rattlers , Edmonton Eskimos , Rio Grande Valley Dorados , and New York Sentinels . High school career . Miller attended Cullman High School in Cullman , Alabama , and was a student and a letterman in football and track . In football , the " Alabama Sportswriters Association " ( ASWA ) named him to the All - State Team . As a senior , he was also named to the " Birmingham News " " Best of the Rest " and rewarded as his team ' s " Most Valuable Defensive Lineman . " Miller played in the North - South All - Star Game after tallying 120 tackles and 22 sacks as a senior . He had 52 career sacks while playing at Cullman . College career . At the University of Alabama at Birmingham , Miller was redshirted in 2002 as a true freshman . A versatile player , who played defensive end , defensive tackle , nose tackle , and linebacker , sometimes all in the same game . His primary position was defensive end , at which he started four years for the UAB Blazers and played in 46 contests . Professional career . Arizona Rattlers . Miller was not drafted in the 2007 NFL Draft and decided to sign with the Arizona Rattlers of the AFL for the 2008 season . The Rattlers eventually waived him injured after he sustained a shoulder injury that required surgery . UNGL . After coming off surgery Miller was the first defensive end selected by the Virginia Senators in the 2009 UNGL Draft , but due to insufficient financial backing the league was unable to get off the ground for its inaugural season . Edmonton Eskimos . Miller was signed by the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League in May 2009 . He was released on June 28 , 2009 . Rio Grande Valley Dorados . After being released by the Eskimos , Miller signed with the Rio Grande Valley Dorados of the AF2 , playing the final three games of the season and helping them earn a 2009 playoff berth . New York Sentinals . Miller was signed by the New York Sentinels of the United Football League . , but was released prior to the 2009 season in September .
Pacific - 12 Football Championship Game The Pacific - 12 Championship Game is a college football game that will be held by the Pacific - 12 Conference each year to determine the Pacific - 12 Conference ' s season champion . The inaugural game was held December 2 , 2011 , at 8 : 00 PM ET / 5 : 00 PM PT . The championship game will pit the champions of the North ( California , Oregon , Oregon State , Stanford , Washington , Washington State ) and South ( Arizona , Arizona State , Colorado , UCLA , USC , and Utah ) Divisions against each other , with the team with the best overall conference record as host to the event . History . In 2011 , the Pacific - 12 Conference added Colorado and Utah , bringing the membership total to 12 teams . At the time , the conference split into two six - team divisions and created a conference championship game . That year USC ( 7 - 2 ) was ineligible to play in post season games due to NCAA sanctions . The conference named UCLA ( 5 - 4 ) the South Division Champions . The first Pac - 12 Championship Game was broadcast on FOX , the same network as the Big Ten Championship Game . Beginning with the 2012 game , TV rights will alternate between FOX and the ESPN networks with FOX televising the 2012 game . The FOX / ESPN deal is for 12 years . ESPN Radio carried the inaugural game nationally . Team selection criteria . Division standings are based on each team ' s overall conference record . In the event that two teams are tied , the following tiebreakers are used to determine the divisional champion : Site selection criteria . The site of the Pac - 12 Championship Game will be the home stadium of the division champion with the best overall conference record . In the event that the two division champions are tied , then the head - to - head record shall be used as the tiebreaker . Should they remain tied after that tiebreaker , then a BCS component will be used .
Marv Bateman Marvin Fredrick Bateman ( born April 5 , 1950 in Salt Lake City , Utah ) is a former American football punter in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys and Buffalo Bills . He was an All - Pro in the 1976 season as a member of the Bills . Early years . Bateman attended Highland High School and the University of Utah . In college he led the nation in punting twice and became the first and only Utah player to receive first team All - America honors twice . He was also an All - WAC performer and as a senior averaged 48 . 1 yards per punt and had a 59 yard field goal . He was inducted into the Utah Sports Hall of Fame and the University of Utah Crimson Club Hall of Fame . Professional career . Dallas Cowboys . Bateman was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the 3rd round of the 1972 NFL Draft and became the team starter after they traded Pro Bowl punter Ron Widby to the Green Bay Packers . After averaging 38 . 2 yards per punt in 1972 and 41 . 6 yards per punt in 1973 , the Cowboys released him because of poor performance in 1974 , after signing Duane Carrell to replace him . Buffalo Bills . The Buffalo Bills signed him after his release . He led the NFL two years in a row in net yards per punt and was named to the All - Pro second team in 1976 , the same year he had a 78 yard punt , which still stands as the longest punt in team history . He was released by the Bills after the 1977 season . San Francisco 49ers . In 1979 he signed with the San Francisco 49ers but retired before the start of the season . Saint Louis Cardinals . In 1979 he signed with the Saint Louis Cardinals but was released at the end of training camp .
1983 New York Jets season The 1983 New York Jets season was the 24th season for the team and the 14th in the National Football League . It began with the team trying to improve upon its 6 – 3 record from 1982 and return to the playoffs under first - year head coach Joe Walton . The Jets , who finished the season with a record of 7 – 9 , played their 20th and final season at Shea Stadium before relocating their home games to Giants Stadium in East Rutherford , New Jersey , starting with the following season . Regular season . Game summaries . Week 15 : Pittsburgh Steelers . " Last home game played at Shea Stadium "
1970 New York Jets season The 1970 New York Jets season was the 11th season for the team and the first in the National Football League , following the AFL - NFL merger . It began with the team trying to maintain or improve upon its 10 – 4 record from 1969 under head coach Weeb Ewbank . The Jets finished with a record of 4 – 10 . In the fifth game of the season , quarterback Joe Namath was lost for the season when he broke his wrist vs . the Baltimore Colts in Shea Stadium , the first meeting between the teams since Namath guaranteed victory in Super Bowl III . Namath ' s injury occurred when he hit his hand on the helmet of Colts defensive tackle Fred Miller . With Namath on the sidleines , the Jets were forced to play untested Al Woodall , who guided New York to upsets of NFC powerhouses Los Angeles and Minnesota , but only one other victory , over the lowly Boston Patriots .
1929 Minneapolis Red Jackets season The 1929 Minneapolis Red Jackets season was their fifth in the league and first as the Red Jackets . The team improved on their previous output of 0 - 6 , winning one game . They finished eleventh in the league . Prior to this season , the Red Jackets were the Minneapolis Marines .
2013 CFL Expansion Draft The 2013 Canadian Football League Expansion Draft is a three - round CFL draft scheduled to take place on December 12 , 2013 . It is designed to assign players from existing CFL teams to the expansion franchise in Ottawa , Ontario . The structure of the draft was announced on January 19 , 2011 , which described one round for selecting import players and two rounds for selecting non - import players . Additionally , if the Ottawa franchise begins play in 2014 , they will be given the last pick in each of the first four rounds of the 2013 CFL Draft and the first pick in every round of the 2014 CFL Draft . The draft is tentatively scheduled because Ottawa ' s status as a franchise in 2014 is still conditional upon the completion of Frank Clair Stadium . The draft was originally planned for 2012 , but with lawsuits and delays pushing the opening day of the remodeled Frank Clair Stadium back to at least 2014 , the draft was postponed . Rules of the Draft . Ottawa will select three players from each of the eight existing teams for a total of 24 players . Ottawa will select eight import players and 16 non - import players with quarterback s , kickers and punter s eligible within their respective import / non - import categories . Ottawa will be able to select a maximum of two quarterbacks and one kicker / punter , but they may not select any of these three players from the same team . The CFL Commissioner will resolve any dispute related to player eligibility for the Expansion Draft process . Round one : Import Draft . Existing teams may protect one quarterback and ten additional import players , while only being able to select , at maximum , two quarterbacks in the draft . If a quarterback is selected from a team , that team may protect an additional two non - import players in the first round of the Non - Import Draft . If a kicker or punter is selected from a team , that team may protect one additional non - import player in the first round of the Non - Import Draft . Ottawa will select one import player from each existing team in this round . Round two : Non - Import Draft . Existing teams may protect six total non - import players , including the team ' s one protected quarterback and one protected kicker / punter . If a quarterback was selected in the Import Draft , eight total non - import players may be protected . If a kicker or punter was selected in the Import Draft , seven total non - import players may be protected . If a non - import kicker or punter is to be selected , it must be done in this round and , if so , that team will be able to protect an additional two non - import players in the second round of the Non - Import Draft . Ottawa will select one non - import player from each existing team in this round . Round three : Non - Import Draft . Existing teams may protect six more non - import players in addition to those that were protected in the second round . If a kicker or punter was selected in the Non - Import Draft , eight more non - import players may be protected . Ottawa will select one non - import player from each existing team in this round .
Roy Gerela Roy Gerela ( born April 2 , 1948 , Sarrail , Alberta ) is a former American football placekicker best known for his years with the Pittsburgh Steelers , with whom he won three Super Bowl rings . Gerela graduated from Kalani High School in Honolulu , and played college football at New Mexico State University . He was selected in the fourth round of the 1969 AFL Draft by the Houston Oilers and played for them in the American Football League in 1969 , as well as their first NFL season of 1970 . He signed with the Steelers before the 1971 season , and quickly became popular with Steelers fans , inspiring a fan club , " Gerela ' s Gorillas . " He led the AFC in scoring in 1973 and 1974 , and was named to the Pro Bowl in 1973 and 1975 . Gerela was a member of the Steelers ' Super Bowl championship teams in 1973 - 74 , 1974 – 75 , and 1978 – 79 , but was released by the Steelers before the 1979 - 80 season in favor of Matt Bahr . He appeared in three games for the San Diego Chargers in 1979 before a torn groin muscle ended his career . Gerela ranks third on the Steelers ' all - time scoring list , behind Gary Anderson and Jeff Reed . Since his playing career ended , Gerela has worked as both a high school and college assistant football coach . In 2012 , he became the head football coach of Gadsden High School in Anthony , New Mexico . Gerela came from a particularly gifted family . His brothers were also professional kickers in the Canadian Football League ; Ted Gerela with the BC Lions and Metro Gerela briefly with the Montreal Alouettes ( Metro is enshrined in the " Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame " . ) In 1993 , his son Ted Gerela was drafted in the 7th round of the 1993 CFL Draft by the BC Lions as a linebacker from Rocky Mountain College .