Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews says he needs surgery on his nose after getting hit in the face with a line drive during a
charity softball game.
Matthews was pitching during Saturday’s game when offensive lineman Lucas Patrick hit the ball directly into Matthews’ face
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walked to the dugout. He did not return to the game.
Matthews tweeted later that he busted his nose and would have surgery after the swelling subsides. He thanked fans for their well-wishes and expressed
gratitude that his injury wasn’t more serious.
The Packers are in the middle of their organized team activities. Matthews hasn’t participated in OTAs because of a knee injury.
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The Buffalo Bills fired offensive coordinator Rick Dennison after the team finished 29th in offense this season.
The team announced the move on Friday. Their running attack fell to sixth after leading the league the past two seasons.
Buffalo’s offense topped 300 yards just nine times in 17 games and scored only eight touchdowns in its final seven games. Dennison’s play-calling was
questioned after Buffalo scored just three points against Jacksonville in the
franchise’s first playoff game in 18 years.
Dennison wasn’t coach Sean McDermott’s first choice for the job last offseason – that was former San Diego Chargers coach Mike McCoy. But McCoy took
the Green Bay Packers’ offensive coordinator job and was fired midseason.
McCoy is expected to be a candidate to join McDermott’s staff in Buffalo.
Other possible candidates include former Seattles Seahawks offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell
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former offensive coordinator in Carolina
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McDermott was non-committal when discussing potential coaching staff changes during the season-ending news conference on Tuesday. The coach said any
decisions would be his, but Beane would be involved with coordinating possible
coaching changes with roster moves this offseason.
”We’re building this thing together,” McDermott said then. ”We are aligned philosophically on how we believe it should look and how we believe the building
process should basically take shape.”
Dennison was criticized for giving quarterback Tyrod Taylor the option to pass on first-and-goal from the 1 instead of handing the ball off to star
running back LeSean McCoy in the wild-card game against Jacksonville.
The play resulted in an offensive pass interference penalty on wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin and the Bills settled for a field goal in the 10-3 loss.
”There’s some calls we want back. That’s probably one of them
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Before coming to Buffalo, Dennison was Denver Broncos offensive coordinator for two seasons. He was replaced in Denver by McCoy after coach Gary Kubiak
retired.
Dennison was Kubiak’s offensive coordinator in Houston from 2010-13 and had a previous stint as the Broncos’ offensive coordinator from 2006-08.
The decision to part ways with Dennison also raised questions about the future of Taylor, who has one year left on his contract. Taylor’s production
declined in his third year as a starter and he was benched in favor of rookie
Nathan Peterman for a game at the Los Angeles Chargers in November.
The quarterback change backfired after Peterman threw five interceptions in the first half of a 54-24 loss.
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