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It helps when coaches can relate

By Ken Bikoff
Pro Football Weekly

Wednesday, January 12, 2005

There's an old saying that those who can, do. Those who can't, well, they teach. The NFL -- heck, sports in general -- is one of the few cases in life where that old saying doesn't apply at all. For every player on the field, the clock is ticking. We're not talking about the game clock. We're not talking about the clock on the season. We're talking about the clock on his career. Some clocks run slower than others, but eventually, everybody's career clock hits midnight. Some players gracefully ...

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