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Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence (16) leaps for a two-point conversion against the Los Angeles Chargers during the second half of an NFL wild-card football game, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
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U.S. Navy F-35 jets fly over Levi's Stadium during the national anthem before an NFL divisional playoff football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Minnesota Vikings, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) ** FILE **
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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady passes against the Tennessee Titans during the second half of an NFL divisional playoff football game, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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Matt Birk was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the sixth round of the 1998 NFL Draft, and later played for the Baltimore Ravens. He is a two-time All-Pro, six-time Pro Bowl selection, and a Super Bowl champion. Birk attended Cretin-Derham Hall High School in St. Paul, Minnesota, and was a letterman and standout in football, basketball, and track & field. He was an All-St. Paul Conference honoree, an Academic All-State honoree, and an All-State honoree in both football and basketball. In 1994, Birk proudly proclaims that he was able to hold Sam Jacobson (Minnesota Mr. Basketball of that year) to 29 points in the section basketball finals. Birk graduated from Cretin-Derham in 1994. Birk graduated from Harvard University in 1998 with a degree in economics. While playing for the Harvard Crimson, he attained All-Ivy League, All-New England and Division I-AA All-ECAC first team football honors.
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15. Varsity Blues is a (1999) American coming-of-age sports comedy-drama film directed by Brian Robbins that follows a small-town high school football team and their overbearing coach through a tumultuous season. The players must deal with the pressures of adolescence and their football-obsessed community while having their hard coach on their back constantly. In the small (fictional) town of West Canaan, Texas, football is a way of life, and losing is not an option
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Carolina Panthers defensive tackle Kawann Short (99) tackles Houston Texans quarterback Tom Savage (3) during the first half of an NFL preseason football game, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Mike McCarn)
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Carolina Panthers head coach Ron Rivera, left, speaks with Houston Texans head coach Bill O'Brien before the first half of an NFL preseason football game, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Jason E. Miczek)
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Houston Texans running back Alfred Blue (28) runs to the end zone for a touchdown against Carolina Panthers defensive back Dezmen Southward (37) during the first half of an NFL preseason football game, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Mike McCarn)
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Houston Texans running back Alfred Blue (28) is tackled in the end zone by Carolina Panthers free safety Colin Jones (42) and Carolina Panthers defensive back Teddy Williams (21) during the first half of an NFL preseason football game, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Mike McCarn)
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Houston Texans running back Alfred Blue (28) runs against Carolina Panthers defensive back Dezmen Southward (37) and Carolina Panthers defensive end Daeshon Hall (74) during the first half of an NFL preseason football game, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Jason E. Miczek)
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Carolina Panthers wide receiver Damiere Byrd (18) runs into the end zone for a touchdown against Houston Texans defensive back Marcus Gilchrist (21) during the first half of an NFL preseason football game, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Mike McCarn)
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FILE - In this Sept. 3, 2016, file photo, Washington State head coach Mike Leach, center, watches a replay during the first half of an NCAA college football game against the Eastern Washington, in Pullman, Wash. To keep fans in the stands and those watching on TV or mobile devices engaged, the NFL, NBA and Major League Baseball have taken steps to shorten games. Now it’s college football’s turn. (AP Photo/Young Kwak, File)
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Alabama NCAA college football coach Nick Saban speaks with former Auburn and NFL player Al Del Greco (center left) and former Alabama and NFL player Jay Barker (center right) on a radio show during the Southeastern Conference's annual media gathering, Wednesday, July 12, 2017, in Hoover, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
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FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2016, file photo, Houston coach Tom Herman stands on the sideline during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Cincinnati in Cincinnati. It is easy to buy into the Herman hype-machine. He very well could be the next great college football coach, and Texas offers him the chance to compete at the highest level. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
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FILE - In this March 8, 2017, file photo, Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly looks over his team during spring NCAA college football practice at the Loftus Sports Center in South Bend, Ind. This is a first for Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly. He has been a college head football coach for the last 27 years and until now he had never reached this fork in his career path: Get better or get fired. (Becky Malewitz/South Bend Tribune via AP, File)
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FILE - In this March 21, 2017, file photo, quarterback Mitch Trubisky passes during North Carolina's pro timing football day in Chapel Hill, N.C. The Cleveland Browns are inclined to keep the No. 1 overall pick in next week’s NFL draft despite getting offers for it. Sashi Brown, the team’s vice president of football operations, said Wednesday that the Browns “feel really good about drafting No. 1."(AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)
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Georgia Tech quarterback Matthew Jordan, left, helps stretch fellow quarterback Chase Martenson during an NCAA college football practice in Atlanta, Monday, March 27, 2017. Coming off a nine-win season, Georgia Tech begins spring football practice Monday with all eyes on the quarterback position after the departure of three-year starter Justin Thomas. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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Georgia Tech quarterback TaQuon Marshall runs a play during an NCAA college football practice in Atlanta, Monday, March 27, 2017. Coming off a nine-win season, Georgia Tech begins spring football practice Monday with all eyes on the quarterback position after the departure of three-year starter Justin Thomas. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2011, file photo, Auburn coach Gene Chizik holds up the Coaches' Trophy after Auburn defeated Oregon 22-19 in the BCS National Championship NCAA college football game, in Glendale, Ariz. After two years of living and working in Chapel Hill, N.C., while his wife and three children were in Auburn, Ala., Chizik has quit his job and returned home to be a full-time dad and husband. The lengthy long-distance relationship he had with his family is not uncommon among college football coaches as they job hop through a career with little security. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, FIle)
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FILE – In this Oct. 29, 2011, file photo, Penn State President Graham Spanier, left, presents head football coach Joe Paterno, right, with a plaque commemorating Paterno's 409th collegiate win after an NCAA college football game against Illinois in State College, Pa. Jury selection is scheduled to begin in Harrisburg, Pa., on Monday, March 20, 2017, in Spanier's trial on charges that children were put at risk by how he responded to complaints about Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky more than 15 years ago. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
