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 On Thursday, Tomlin signed a two-year extension, which ESPN.com
reported will pay him at least $7 million a year and will put him
among the five highest-paid coaches in the NFL.
Since 1969, the Steelers have had just three coaches: Chuck Noll,
Bill Cowher and Tomlin.
Tomlin, 43, is entering his ninth season as Steelers coach. The
Steelers hired him despite his one season of experience as Minnesota
Vikings defensive coordinator and no experience as a head coach at
any level.
He became the youngest head coach in NFL history to coach in, and
win, a Super Bowl when he led the Steelers to a 27-23 victory over
the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII.
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Letroy Guion, a defensive tackle for the Green Bay Packers,
reportedly has been suspended for the first three games of the
upcoming season.
He plans to appeal immediately, ESPN Milwaukee reported Thursday.
Guion was arrested Feb. 3 on felony charges that include possession
of 357 grams of marijuana and possession of a firearm. He entered a
no-contest plea in the case and paid a $5,000 fine.
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Seattle Seahawks free safety Earl Thomas will be idle when the team
begins training camp and could miss the start of the season
recovering from shoulder surgery.
Thomas told ESPN he would not be ready for the start of training
camp and his availability for Week One is not a guarantee.
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Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning has created the
Chattanooga Heroes Fund to help support the families of U.S.
servicemen who were murdered in Chattanooga, Tenn., last week.
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Despite a pending suspension for his alleged role in deflating
footballs before the AFC Championship Game, New England Patriots
quarterback Tom Brady was the top-selling NFL player last fiscal
quarter, according to the NFL Players Association.
Merchandise in Brady's name topped the list of sales from March 1
through May 31, the first time Brady has held the No. 1 spot since
the rankings started in 2012, the NFLPA said.
Brady, who led the Patriots to victory against the Seattle Seahawks
in Super Bowl XLIX, displaced Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson
from the top spot.
Wilson was the No. 3 seller behind San Francisco 49ers quarterback
Colin Kaepernick. Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers and
Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning rounded out the top five.
(Editing by Andrew Both)
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