nfl remains a good ole boys league. favre's career may be about over. he was sidelined in last night's game against the eagles after suffering a series of injuries this season, most recently a concussion on december 20th against the bears. here's another way to look at the size of today's penalty. it would be the same percentage if a person making $42,000, the median in the u.s., was fined $130. lester? >> pete williams tonight, thanks. >>> we learned that the fbi is investigating complaints that former delaware senate candidate christine o'donnell used campaign funds for personal expenses. she raised a record $7.3 million with tea party backing and she was dogged by allegations that she used campaign funds to pay her rent, among other things. she called the investigation phony and based on unsubstantiated rumors. >>> overseas, police in denmark and sweden said today they stopped an imminent terrorist attack with the arrest of five people. authorities said the five planned to attack the office of a newspaper in copenhag

>> i definitely want to bring the nfl back to los angeles. >> jimmy: you do. knows this, i'm announcing this team, i teamed up with aeg, and we're going to come together to bring the nfl back to los angeles. >> jimmy: wow, that would be fantastic. now, of course, you know that many people have tried to bring the nfl to los angeles and i have a theory, i think the nfl likes to keep los angeles vacant because they can play blakemail with the other teams and tell them, well, if you don't give us a stadium, we're going to move a team to l.a. so, you think there's a real shot? >> i think the owners want it. i think the commissioner, who is doing an incredible job with the nfl, roger, i think he wants it here. and i think that we want it here, as the fans, as the people who live here. >> jimmy: sure we do. >> and we miss the nfl being here. especially having two teams and now we don't have any, and so, it would be great to have the nfl, especially, you know, we got the back-to-back world champion lakers, so, we would love to have a super bowl team here. >> jimmy: bu

concern in the nfl that there are one to two concussions every game. so today and tomorrow in new york city the nfl's brain, head and neck medical committee will be meeting to look at ways to cut down on concussions and traumatic brain injuries on the field. this comes after a youth sports summit in d.c. yesterday during which the national athletic trainers association agreed to team up with the nfl to push for laws that will better protect young athletes, those who play on high school football fields like this one here in san jose. the idea is for each state to have a law similar to the one that's already enacted in washington state. that one requires young athletes and parents to sign forms acknowledging the risk of a concussion. players with a concussion must be removed immediately from a game and they can't return until they have been cleared by a doctor. now, this issue has been receiving a lot of attention lately. just a few days ago, heath miller of the pittsburgh steelers suffered a concussion after a vicious hit during a game. this past sunday

he being the commissioner of the nfl.said look, there's just not enough here to say he definitely did this. $50,000 to him obviously is a happy meal to a normal person so the money's not the issue here. it's kind of the lack of any real substantive punishment, of course. it's all growing speculation whether brett will come back -- whether we've seen the end of his career -- >> i think he's pretty much done. >> it would seem like it. he doesn't like to bow out, i know that. again, the lawyer for jenn sterger, the girl you saw who he allegedly texted and sent the picture to, says today's decision is an affront to all females and says again despite tough talk the nfl remains the good old boys' league. they're saying the league is kind of sexist for not coming down hard on brett favre. case closed as far as the nfl's concerned. >> bottom of the line for me, at the end of the day, roger goodell, the commissioner of the nfl, is getting a lot of heat for not acting on this sooner. this is 2 1/2 months in the making. a lot of oth

no one knows a concussion like the nfl. and returning to play afterwards is lauded. >> i lost vision in my left eye. it's blocked out. i'm in the hid hudel. guys are asking me if i'm okay. i'm fine. >> the nfl takes it serious whether i strict return to play rules. the league hopes youth sports does the same because too many children goring back into play too early risking more serious injuries. there is texas, oregon and washington have law as dressing consuggestions -- concussions. nfl helping a dozen other states including california at jobs one. there is former players and nfl reps urged sacramento to post a proposal requiring doidz get a note from a doctor and parent approving the return to play. >> this is not just a football issue. it's female soccer players and volleyball players and boys hockey. that is a serious issue there, too. >> this takes the decision p coaches who may look the other way to win a game and there is kids that don't want to disappoint the team oo. i didn't want to miss a week of games and practi

it was the nfl's first tuesday night game in 64 years. it was also the perfect time for the vikings' joe webb to make a name for himself. webb pulling off a perfect michael vick impression in the third, scrambles to his right, makes a move and dashes into the end zone. vikings up, 17-7. this over the eagles. that was vick's rendition. here is the real deal. vick up the middle and in. adrian peterson puts minnesota up 10. vikings take it 24-14. >>> l.a. lakers seemed to be frustrated the entire game. after the jumper, kobe bryant and george exchanging words. duncan comes in to play peacemaker. blair was cool, calm and collected. he had 17 and 15. spurs win easily, 97-82. >>> for the heat, nice of lebron, and the nicest bosh, last night it was all dwyane wade. 15 coming in the fourth quarter. wade sat out a game last week with a sore knee. that knee looked pretty good last night. heat wins, 96-48. >>> there's something special going on in pittsburgh. the pen's sidney crosby extending his scoring streak to an incredible 25 games. he had four

december, you want to be one of the nfl teams that still has a shot at the post season. the 49ers playoffs began today with a must win against the seahawks. they played the best game of the season. alex smith back in the saddle and also a great stop. hits vernon davis and he will do the rest. 42 yards to the house. then in the second, alex swings one out to josh morgan. i wore that jersey, but never looked that good in it. josh dances his way in 20-749ers. later in the second and alex reads it and finds westbrook. where has he been? he's gone. alex threw for 255 yards and three scores and no picks, 30-749ers at the half. the niners defense scored five turnovers including four interceptions. in the third, went to school in seattle. 39-yard pick six. the 49ers are not dead yet. >> today was big for us. at the same time, today means nothing if next week we don't play well. >> it is playoffs already for us. a lot of people are saying, wow people are saying, you have to do well. >> the raiders beat the chargers twice and san diego beat the chiefs today. raiders in jacksonvill

. >>> sweeping changes could be on the way for the nfl. the league is cracking down on vicious hits and a safety meeting is going to begin in new york city this morning. the results will likely trickle down all the way to youth football leagues all across the country. bob redell is live in san jose. he has a look at how brain injuries are changing the culture of football. >> reporter: good morning, brent. if you look at it on the scale of the nfl, there are roughly one to two concussions per game, so it's certainly a significant issue. later this morning in new york city the nfl's brain, head and neck medical committee will be meeting today and tomorrow to look at ways to cut down on concussions and traumatic brain injury that say take place on the field. this meeting comes after a youth sports summit in d.c. yesterday during which the national athletic trainers association agreed to team up with the nfl to push for laws that will better protect young athletes. now, the kbidea is for each sta to have a law similar to the one enacted in was

. >>> another nfl coach is shown the door and a match-up featuring two of the nfl top teams terms intonum celebration ! come celebrate exciting cars that are stunning to look at, exhilarating to drive and worry free to own. celebrate this holiday season with the gift of platinum. jaguar platinum coverage: five years or 50,000 miles of complimentary scheduled maintenance, and no cost replacement of wear and tear items. visit your bay area jaguar dealer during the platinum celebration for a $599 lease offer on the 2011 xf. >>> all right. good evening everybody. the sharks after being dumped by detroit at home, the on the red wing's ice tonight. san jose break as 2-2 tie. good night san jose dany heatley, here it comes. a few shark fans hanging out in detroit tonight, they win 5-2. sharks at the least consistent for their night in detroit. big game in new england. the owner of the patriots, mark sanchez calls itest tame with tom brady, in the history of the franchise. brady establishes himself as the mvp choice. they led 17-0. brady to tate, he was 21-29. 329 yards. 4 touchdown passes. no

big baseball news before we get to the nfl breaking overnight.iff lee has informed the texas rangers and the new york yankees that he will not be signing with either of them. hmm. instead agreeing to a deal with one of his former teams, the philadelphia phillies for less money and fewer years than either the yankees or the rangers were willing to offer. wow. the "new york post" reporting it is for 5 years and $100 million, about a $50 million pay cut. well, not a cut because he doesn't have it but 50 million less than the deal the yankees had on the table. lee was part of the phillies' squad in 2009 but was traded to open the door for roy tall day. the phillies rotation, cliff lee, roy halladay, oswalt own cole hamels, frightening. >>> these pictures from sunday, the roof collapsed at the metrodome so they had to move to detroit to play some monday night football. the headline, though, the streak officially ends. brett favre declared inactive for monday night's game. take a look at that picture. you haven't seen it since 1992 him walking out on a

inez feracia said the nfl is crashing in on the nfl's plans. >> reporter: ripped through the inflatable roof of the nfl viking stadium early thursday and crashed onto the field. >> the roof couldn't hold the weight of 17 inches of snow that fell on minneapolis. workers spent the day clearing the roof; but the cleanup will likely take days. the nfl was forced to move the vikings giants frame to monday night, and another city, detroit. further east in chicago, teams cleared their field before the bears', patriots game. >> this is bear weather, so we're prepared. >> the blizzard blanketed the upper midwest. >> you can see all the snow swirling around here. >> reporter: firefighters rushing to put out this fire in minneapolis got stuck in snow near the home. they arrived in time to rescue six people, but two others did not survive. officials in parts of wisconsin urged drivers to stay home, since even snow showers couldn't keep the roads clear. >> you start over, and it's like, "oh, i just did this last time." >> the storm was headed east, but much of the snow was expected to turn into rain

. >>> another nfl coach is shown the door and a match-up featuring two of the nfl top teams terms into a one fight affair, jets and patriots, gary has all the sports next. ♪ ♪ you can find your feet and you can find your way ♪ ♪ you can find yourself in bed at the end of the day ♪ ♪ you can find some fun on a tropical isthmus ♪ ♪but you'll never find my... ♪ you can find it in your heart to be patient with me ♪ ♪ you can find a new star for the top of the tree ♪ ♪ i don't mean to be coy and i don't mean to be vicious ♪ ♪ but you'll never find my christmas ♪ >>> all right. good evening everybody. the sharks after being dumped by detroit at home, the on the red wing's ice tonight. san jose break as 2-2 tie. good night san jose dany heatley, here it comes. a few shark fans hanging out in detroit tonight, they win 5-2. sharks at the least consistent for their night in detroit. big game in new england. the owner of the patriots, mark sanchez calls itest tame with tom brady, in the history of the franchise. brady establishes himself as the mvp choice. they led 17-0. brady to tate, he was 21-

nfl news now. shane lekler and richard seymour headed to the see bowl. willis and smith will represent the 49ers in hawaii. >>> it is time for the tuesday night top 5. we begin with shaq's reaction to being fined $35,000 for criticizing an official. >> >> why? tell me that. why? >> number 4. normally it is lebron james. tonight it is amar'e stoudemire giving him a taste of his own medicine but the heat beat the knicks. >>> number 3 uconn women winning their 90th straight game at pacific but that might not be as impressive as the dog jumping rope. >>> number 2, the nfl played its first tuesday game in 64 years. pennsylvania governor ed rendell wasn't happy with the decision to postpone the game on sunday and said we have become a nation of wuzziess. >> returning it for a touchdown. the vikings knocking offer the eagles 24-14 and that means the bears will get a first round bye in the playoffs. and that's huge for them. >> i don't know that i would say wuzzie but isn't that part and partial to nfl you play in the winter which means you have a likelihood of

have a good weekend. >>> sports, thursday night nfl, if you don't have the nfl network you didn't see this one. chargers beaten up on their in state rival, the san francisco 49ers. philip rivers having a monster season, gets a little help from his friend vincent jackson right there. and perhaps a little help from the defense. 58-yard touchdown pass. jackson had been out ten games in a contract dispute, but he came back in a big way, catching three touchdowns, rivers threw for some 270 yards. chargers go on to win, 34-7. they're 8-6, half game behind kansas city in the afc west. rivers moves over 4,000 yards passing for the season. remember, he's chasing dan marino's single season record of more than 5,000 yards. >>> in minnesota hundreds of volunteers showed up to help shovel out tcf stadium for the vikings/bears game. the game moved because of the roof collapse at the metrodome. a rough final home game for vikings fans. ticket holders seated on a first come, first served basis thanks to a smaller capacity at the college stadium. also, because of university of minnesota policy, and nc

in the nfl this year. two-point conversion. texans for the time. schaub.omebody to come in. they just went 99 and 95 yards, on the ravens. they scored in their last five possessions and the game is tide at 28. >> jon: i told you, all they had to do is catch the ball. watch andre johnson, he's going to start the end line. jakoby jones is going to intercept this ball. this is intended for andre johnson the whole way. and jakoby jones said, i'm going to redeem myself, what a play by jones. >> jon: how about matt schaub, working, staying alive. inbounds. schaub, looking, finding a receiver. no pass rush whatsoever from the ravens. they tie it up. what a throw -- what a drive back to back long drives. matt schaub, caught fire. >> jon: you know, you put that graphic up, mike, to start the second half, texans had 220 yards average in the second half. i think they have about 320 tonight. i don't know what they do at halftime. i don't know what gary kubiak says or does. but this quarterback, matt schaub, when they get it right, they are almost unstoppable. but it's

mas adelante en su segmento deportivo les tendremos mas informacÓn de la nfl...estaremos conversando sobre la violencia en mexico y sobre la protesta que hoy se realizo al frente del consulado mexicano en san jose... ---tambien... pretende caminar por todo el pais para concientizar sobre la necesidad de poner un alto a la violencia contra los niÑos... ---tambien viene jessica y nos trae los estrenos para este fin de semana... inicio de nuevo aÑo y nueva decada... ---hoy se encuentra con nosotros jose sandoval de voluntarios de la comunidad con quien hablaremos sobre la protesta que realizaron al frente del consulado de mexico en san jose. ---vamos a hacer una nueva pausa y al regreso... ---conoceremos a una persona que caminando quiere poner un alto a la violencia contra los mas vulnerables... vulnerables... ---y ahora vamaos a la historia de un puertorriqueÑo que de pequeÑo fue abusado sexualmente y que ahora como adulto quiere llamar la atencion para que las leyes castiguen mas severamente a los abusadores------nuestra compaÑera paula andrea diaz nos tiene la h

everyone was excited about the day's adventure, a tour of nfl headquarters and tickets to lombardy onroadway. >> i wanted to see the headquarters and support the ravens. >> they were given breakfast and schoen "the blindside." >> i am excited because it is the ravens and going to nyc mentoring nfl headquarters. to come today, i'm an algebra teacher, but i put in for a personal business days so i did not have to lie about where i was going. >> while purple is for women, there were some guys -- >> i came here for marshawn. she is a real raven's fan and -- i came here for marcia. she is a real raven's fan and a lot of her friends could not go. i said i would go with you. >> here is where the ladies got a sneak peek at the new nfl apparel line for women. >> we wanted to show them that this is out there, this is where you can get it, this is how you can wear it. it is not just for game day. >> the grant few tours, but have been wowed by the ravens female fan base. >> to have 80 fans jump on a bus and come up to our offices, that is impressive. for them to see what we do on a daily basis an

that's where the eagles and vikings nfl game was cancelled. a blizzard warning has been issued for new york city. the storm is expected to dump 11-16 inches of snow on the big apple. strong linds will reduce visibility to near zero at times. >> the visibility is a real issue. so if you have to go out today please leave the cars at home and take mass transit. >> and of course many air travelers are having trouble. about 1,000 flights have been cancelled in the new york city area airport alone today. and more are expected. a blizzard warning is also in effect for parts of new england. >> the snow will be wet and heavy. the temperatures will be at or below freezing. and winds will be high. >> reporter: amtrak has cancelled some trains in the area, including its service between boston and new york city. the mid-atlantic region also gets heavy snow. states of emergency have been declared in most of the areas. up to 18 inches of snow is expected in delaware. and more than 6 inches in the nation's capitol. the same weather system already laid a thick

the last time an nfl game was postponed was in 1932. back then it was only postponed a couple of hours. he said there are no cancellations in football. the games have been played in 60 below windchills, that fans can make their own rational decisions. extrapolating this out to, in his words, we are becoming a nation of wusses. >> we've become a nation of wusses. the chinese are kicking our butt in everything. if this was in china, do you think the chinese would have called off this game? people would have been marching down to the sfamd and they would have walked and doing calculus on the way down. >> reporter: plenty of people feel otherwise. now that it's a little taste of minnesota in philadelphia, brian. >> there was no "sunday night football." michelle kaczynski, thanks. >>> we should also say that our network scrambled because they couldn't televise last night's game, it's going to be on tuesday night. so we'll try that. if you watched any of the weather channel coverage over the past 24 hours, you saw meteorologist mike seidel ge

and the first tuesday nfl game since 1946 with surprising results.b(b]@@ >>> all right. 49ers search for a general manager officially underway. jed york brought in the first of the candidates today. he brought in tony softy from the rams and carolina panthers. he will also interview ted sunquist. he already has trent balky in his pocket. so stay tuned as the candidates continue to be interviewed. pro bowl honors are out. patrick willis. been to the pro bowl every year that he has been in the league. his fourth straight time. he'll be in as a starter. justin smith also selected for the second straight year. for the raiders, semwa. they never throw his way. richard seymour was also selected. nfl on a tuesday night. a blizzard in philadelphia pushed back the eagles-vikings game. may value vick, he'll be starting in the nfc pro bowl. field racing the other way. and the vikings shocking the eagles if their own back yard. who would have thought that joe webb would outplay michael vick? joe webb, a touchdown from nine yards out. brett favre loves it playing

and we look at the first nfl >>> welcome back. sprint is touting its new 4g phone. the company says it's ten times faster than 3g. so we put it to a test. kron 4 tech reporter test drives the 4g network. >> reporter: sprint has officially launched its 4g network in the bay area. here it is. the next symbol of speed for smart phones, 4g. you can see it on this sprint phone next to the signal bars. sprint claims it is ten times faster than 3g. i don't know about ten times faster, that would take extensive testing tougher few but -- verify but it was fast. noticeably faster. almost everything happened with next to no loading time. here's a comparison. the one on the right is a sprint 4g phone and the other is a droid x running on 3g. the sprint phone loads pages must faster, hands down. most smart phones you can only do that in a wi-fi hot zone. but with the hg cell phone service, you can do a video chat when you're out and about. sprint's 4g service a live in san fransisco proper, oakland, parts of san jose and palo alto and in 71 markets across the country including

could still be a coach in the nfl.e could sit out for a while on the beach and just think about it. >> yeah, he'll be okay. >> well taken care of. >> all right. we're coming babbling at 10 and 11:00. hope to see you then. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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so a little more rain out there. >> the nfl has fined quarterback brett favre $50,000 for failing toooperate with accusations he spend inappropriate message and lewd photos to a hostess. they cannot conclude he violated the conduct policy but he was not candid during the investigation which resulted in a longer review and negative attention for him and the nfl. he's accused sending those messages to a woman when they were both working for the new york jets. >> nutrition labels found on just about everything in your grocery store will be required on meats 2012. the u.s. department of agriculture made that. officials hope this will make americans more conscious about healthier. labels are required in 1993 but meat was not included except upped a voluntary provision. >> you won't need to buy an extra 1 or 2 cent stamp and postal rates go up. the service will designate all new stamps as forever. they're sold for the price of one ounce of first class postage. they'll be good no matter in the postage range chance in the future. they wanted a 1 cent increase but the independent postal rate

nfl team, the 49ers are trailing the chargers 7-0, thursday night football.it's still early as they say. >> absolutely. >> mark, thank you. >>> one of america's most controversial restaurant chains is under fire in california. we'll have that story coming up on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36. that is our report, i'm ken wayne. >> i'm julie haener, good night.

so a little more rain out there. >> the nfl has fined quarterback brett favre $50,000 for failing toperate with accusations he spend inappropriate message and lewd ptos to a hostess. they cannot conclude he violated the conduct policy but he was not candid during th investigation which resulted in a longer review and negative attention for him and the nfl. he's accused sending those messages to a woman when they were both working for the new york jets. >> nutrition labels found on just about everythi in your grocery store will be required on mea 2012. the u.s. deparent of agriculture made that. officials hope this will make americans more conscious about healthier. labels are required in 1993 but meat was not included except upped a voluntary provision. >> you won't need to buy an extra 1 or 2 cent stamp and postal rates go up. the service will desiate all new stamps as forever. they're sold for the price of one ounce of first class postage. they'll be good no matter in the postage range chance in the future. they wanted a 1 cent increase but the independent postal ra commission reje

>>> coming up, snow helps the patriots while it collapses the roof of one nfl stadium. and the jets prove cheaters never prosper. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning to you and welcome back to "early today," i'm veronica de la cruz. here are some of your top headlines this morning. six american troops and two afghan soldiers were killed yesterday when a suicide bomber detonated a mini bus packed with explosives near the gates of a new military installation in southern afghanistan. the taliban claimed responsibility for the bombing, which is the deadliest attack on coalition troops this month. >>> london police are investigating reports that a suicide bomber with twin attacks in sweden lived, studied and worked in england until recently. saturday's explosion came as christmas shoppers crowded a busy area of the swedish capital. >>> new research suggests that saturns mysterious rings may be the result of a cosmic suicide. scientists say that a boomed moon hurled itself into the planet about 4.5 billion years ago. however, as it made its way, gravity just likel

. >> roof of the stadium scheduled to host an nfl game today collapsed during a snow storm. it fell in under the weight of 17 inches of snow the home of the minnesota vikings it puts the nfl game in jeopardy. the league pushed the game back until monday because the giants plane could not land in minneapolis. now it is uncertain just when or where the game will be played. snowfall caused that roof to collapse three times in the 80s. >>> in just 24 hours, two girls reported abducted in separate kidnappings both found safe in the same bay area city. >> the keen eyed 'cause season pure luck gave police a big break. >> reporter: in two unrelated cases. two missing girl, both under age both in the company of older men were found safely. jean marie from her shasta county home, found in the mission district. a sharp eyed relative spotted her. >> a family member happened to be in the area and spotted the juvenile female victim prompting this relative to contact police who knew their relative was missing out of shasta. >> reporter: even more remarkable discovery yesterday of 12-year-o

atlanta won eight straight, an nfl best 12-2. the winner in the nfc west will not have a winning record. even crazier, the 5-9 49ers still have say in this. they remain a game out of first place and play at st. louis next week. seahawks play at tampa bay. i mean, incredible. >>> eagles and giants, 14 seconds left, tied, deshawn jackson back to return the punt. >> deshawn jackson gets blocked! are you kidding! deshawn jackson! still not in, and now in for the touchdown! no flag! unbelievable! >>> after being down 28-10, philadelphia scored 4 touchdowns in the final 8 minutes to stun the giants and take over sole possession of first place in the nfc east. >>> for over 30 years, ucla had the longest winning streak in college basketball, until today. uconn women made it 88 straight. hasn't seen his team lose since 2008. buckeyes can't convert the easy layup. uconn takes it the other way. 2 of her 26, streak continues. uconn rolls 81-50, but don't expect it to change the head coach. >> i don't know that that's changing me a whole lot

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hopefully it is enough to avoid one. >> tom: let's talk about the nfl economics. top line revenue is $8 billion a year, net profits about a billion dollars a year. you mentioned how many fans could be in line for a refund, 68,000 fans attend the average nfl game, each game, each week here across-the-board so if there is a lockout between the media, between the sponsors, between the ripple effect of employment who has got the most to lose. >> i think everybody does, frankly, the players so,, these players have three and a half, four years average life playing. the owners have billion dollar franchises. they have got to pay debt and the last bank i knew wasn't going to forgive debt just because of strike. some corporations don't pay, some do, television dollars, as we said. the bottom line is this $8 billion business and no one wants to risk killing that goose that laying the golden egg. >> tom: up north in canada the media company rogers company wants to get into sports, it owns the blue jays, has a billion dollar deal that it is talking about taking the toronto nb

. >>> a major winter weather storm crushing the roof of an nfl stadium, closing airports and plunging temperatures in 30 states. and it's not done yet. >>> democrat drama. infighting could peak today at an important first vote. >>> and masterpiece mystery like something out of "the da vinci code." a surprising new discovery in a 500-year-old painting. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm mike marusarz in for rob nelson. >> and i'm vinita nair. a deadly snowstorm that grounded flights and brought whiteout conditions has brought another swath through the country. >> in minneapolis, check this out, the tech dome roof broke under the weight of he have snow. >> this is the snow now dumping snow on ohio and pennsylvania. >> reporter: as residents of the upper midwest start their week digging out from all of that snow, places like indianapolis and cleveland are getting ready for their own walloping. the storm packed i powerful punch over the weekend you dumping over a foot and a half of snow. this snowstorm will go down in the history books. in minneapolis, incredible video shows the roof of the

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he became the youngest head coach in nfl europe history with the rhine fire before finding a home inld you say that that's one of the lessons that you taught to your family, never forget where you came from? >> that's what they are. that's who they are. they are salt of the earth people of. it's all about family. that's what it's about, 100%. everything else is a far second. >> the raiders play their final game of the season in kansas city. it may also seem to be free agent richard seymour's last in the silver and black. >> i was 93. i'm 92 now. and 92 is ready to play some football. >> there was never any doubt that richard wanted to play for the raiders. >> so says al days of. but when seymour was traded to the patriots from oakland he refused to report for days. two seasons later seymour is going to the pro bowl and he seems happy in oakland. >> the fans are unlike any other in the league. you know, definitely committed and they want the same type player to play in this organization. representation the raiders has been a life-long dream. >> winning kansas city and the raiders fini

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