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Level -> RE: NFL Sob (or Brag) Thread (6/10/2007 3:54:28 PM)
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Retirement befits Cowher By David Elfin June 8, 2007 Sixteen months after finally winning a Super Bowl and five months after retiring from the Pittsburgh Steelers, Bill Cowher is a happy man. Known for his intensity on the sideline during his 15 years in Pittsburgh, Cowher now says he's so content with his family in Raleigh, N.C., that he might not coach again. "I'm very happy," Cowher told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "I don't second-guess it at all. I guess it has reaffirmed more than anything, being down here. I still haven't experienced a whole season or August when training camp's going on. But I feel great." When he's not spending time with his family or playing racquetball three times a week at 6:30 a.m., Cowher often is on a golf course. He said he's not bored or missing football. "I have really enjoyed spending time with Kaye and Lindsay. It's been good, you know?" said Cowher, who will work for CBS this season. "I realized it was much needed after I got down here. I didn't know what it would entail, didn't know what you're going to do. I can honestly say it's gone much smoother than I anticipated." He did, however, leave the door slightly open for a return to the league. "I'm staying very open-minded," Cowher said. "I never want to say never because that can come back and haunt you. But I can foresee not coming back ever. I just won't etch it in stone." That's good, because Cowher figures to have his choice of jobs come January. If the Redskins don't rebound, coach Joe Gibbs could step aside at 67 with one year left on his contract. Speculation is that Browns coach Romeo Crennel and his New York Giants counterpart, Tom Coughlin, kept their jobs in part so their teams could join the Cowher hunt in 2008. And if Carolina doesn't make the playoffs, coach John Fox could be in trouble with Cowher just down the highway. "Bill's still young," Steelers owner Dan Rooney said. "I wouldn't be surprised at all if he went back into coaching." http://www.washingtontimes.com/sports/20070608-120131-1304r.htm IRVING – Cowboys outside linebacker Greg Ellis, unhappy with his current status and unable to get a meeting with Jerry Jones to discuss it, wants to be traded, released or have his contract restructured. Ellis said that Jones, the Cowboys' owner and general manager, had planned to meet with him, but changed his mind. Ellis said he was disappointed to learn of this through the media. "I would like for him to make a move," Ellis said following the last of the organized team activities (OTA) Thursday. "Let me know and let [the media] know, 'Greg we do want you here.' With him saying, 'No we're not planning to sit down with Greg or his agent or anybody,' I think that pretty much sums it up." http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/football/nfl/stories/060807dnspocowellis.2c1189e.html
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