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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Tue Sep 19, 2023, 08:03 PM Sep 2023

Carroll and Belichick, NFL's coaches over 70, are still competing [View all]

The two septuagenarian NFL coaches still have what it takes to compete in this ever-changing young man’s game.

Forty-eight hours after celebrating his 72nd birthday, Pete Carroll led his Seattle Seahawks into Detroit and beat the hyped-up Lions 37-31 in overtime.

Despite starting 0-2 for the first time since 2021, Bill Belichick, who’s about six months younger than Carroll, showed the same creativity as ever in unveiling a never-before-seen play to block a field goal attempt in the Patriots’ 24-17 loss to Miami.

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Belichick didn’t win Sunday but showed he’s ingenious as ever when his special teams coaches and players unveiling a never-before-seen man-in-motion play to block a field goal try by Dolphins kicker Jason Sanders.

https://sports.mynorthwest.com/1766867/nfl-carroll-belichick-70-something-coaches/

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