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profootballtalk.com - 1/5/2009
SANDERS OUT IN GREEN BAY
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After Packers special teams coordinator Mike Stock announced his retirement, we noted that there were rumors that several other assistant coaches in Green Bay could follow him, in a not-so-voluntary fashion. Defensive coordinator Bob Sanders, defensive ends coach Carl Hairston, and offensive ...

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The Bucky Channel - The World of Sports from Wisconsin's Perspective.:  Sanders the Next Domino to Fall On Packers' Coaching Staff

Breaking News: Packers Fire Sanders
nationalfootballpost.com - 1/5/2009
Breaking News: Packers Fire Sanders
— nationalfootballpost.com — The National Football Post has just been informed that Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator Bob Sanders has just been fired. More on this story as it develops. (more) Breaking News: Packers Fire Sanders

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greenbaypressgazette.com - 1/7/2009
Nolan likely choice for defensive coordinator, sources say | greenbaypressgazette.com | Green ...
— greenbaypressgazette.com — Mike Nolan has emerged as the clear front-runner to become the Green Bay Packers' next defensive coordinator. Two NFL sources said Tuesday that coach Mike McCarthy appears likely to bring in Nolan to replace Bob Sanders, whose firing was announced ... (more) Nolan likely choice for defensive coordinator, sources ...

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Moss set to talk with Raiders
jsonline.com - 1/9/2009
Moss set to talk with Raiders
— jsonline.com — Winston Moss, the Green Bay Packers' assistant head coach and linebackers coach, is poised for his second head-coaching interview in a week. (more) Moss set to talk with Raiders

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Sanders the Next Domino to Fall On Packers' Coaching Staff
The Bucky Channel - The World of Sports from Wisconsin's Perspective. — ... to return to head the defense. Sanders was sort-of kinda viewed as Jim Bates-lite, so he was promoted. The Sanders firing was first reported at NationalFootballPost.com, who at publishing time only have a sentence or two about the news. But it's a site written by former Packers staffer Andrew Brandt, so I suppose it's legit. The question now becomes who will fill Sanders's position. Could it be Winston Moss? Romeo Crennel or Gregg Williams? Mike Nolan? Bob Sanders? Whoever it is, this was a move that needed to be made, and ...

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