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Washington officials hire, fire and promote assistants on busy day
Published on Sunday, Jan 27, 2008
Associated Press
The Washington Redskins have virtually their entire staff in place for next season — except for the coach.
And that coach won't be Gregg Williams. Or Al Saunders.
As for the rest of the candidates, they'll have to wait until the Super Bowl is done.
On a busy Saturday at Redskins Park, team officials fired assistants Williams and Saunders, promoted Greg Blache to lead the team's defense and formally announced the hiring of Jim Zorn to head the offense.
There was more. Quarterbacks coach Bill Lazor and Al Saunders' son, offensive assistant Bob Saunders, also will not return next season, a person familiar with the coaching selection process told the Associated Press.
The person also said that most, if not all, of the rest of the coaching staff was expected to remain with the team, lending credence to owner Dan Snyder's stated desire to maintain a degree of continuity following the resignation of coach Joe Gibbs on Jan. 8.
The person said linebackers coach Kirk Olivadotti has agreed to a new contract. Running backs coach Earnest Byner, the only other assistant whose deal was about to expire, has been in talks with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers about a job but would be welcome to return as well.
Falcons hire four
New Atlanta Falcons coach Mike Smith hired four assistants, including receivers coach Terry Robiskie and defensive line coach Ray Hamilton, both former Browns assistants.
Smith also hired running backs coach Gerald Brown and offensive quality-control coach Glenn Thomas.
Robiskie has 25 years of NFL coaching experience, including stints as an interim coach with the Browns and Redskins. His son, Brian, is a receiver at Ohio State. Hamilton spent the last five seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars. He was defensive line coach for the Browns from 2001-02.
Linebacker cleared
The NFL cleared linebacker Odell Thurman to resume working out with the Cincinnati Bengals, a step toward reinstatement from his two-year suspension. Thurman will be allowed to work out with the training staff at Paul Brown Stadium. He's hoping for full reinstatement before the team's minicamp in April.
Hall of famer charged
Hall of Fame quarterback Warren Moon will enter a plea Feb. 5 on charges of driving under the influence, court officials said in Seattle.
The charges stem from an arrest Dec. 28, when a Seattle-area police officer saw Moon's vehicle on the Highway 520 Bridge at about 2 a.m. and noticed it had an expired registration tab, said Medina police Lt. Dan Yourboski. Moon had a valid Texas driver's license, but his driving privileges had been revoked in Washington, Yourboski told the Seattle Times.
The officer arrested the former Seahawks quarterback on suspicion of DUI.
If Moon enters a guilty plea at his February arraignment, he could be sentenced at that time.
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