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Diahuebs 19 November 2020

New York Giants fire offensive line coach Marc Colombo

out explanation. Veteran worked together on Bill the only carryovers on the
line coach Dave DeGug- Belichick’s coaching staff in starting unit were left guard
lielmo will finish the sea- New England in 2014-15. Will Hernandez and right
son running the line. DeGuglielmo interviewed to guard Kevin Zeitler.
be the offensive line coach af- Nick Gates was converted to
The Giants (3-7) are heading ter Judge was hired. a center and the tackle spots
into a bye week with the new Judge has already spoken were manned by rookie An-
offensive line starting to play with the media on Wednes- drew Thomas, the fourth
well. New York has won two day and he was not available pick overall in the draft, and
straight games to get back in for questions about the fir- free agent signee Cam Flem-
the race for the NFC East ing. He is not scheduled to ing, who was with Dallas last
title. talk to the media again until season with Colombo as his
“We appreciate what Marc Monday. line coach.
has done, but I felt like this Colombo was not immedi-
move is in the best interest ately available for comment. When the Giants hired for-
of the team,” Judge said in a mer Cowboys coach Jason
(AP) — The New York Gi- Coach Joe Judge an- statement. The relatively new line has Garrett to be the offensive
ants have fired offensive nounced the stunning started to mesh after a slow coordinator, Colombo fol-
line coach Marc Colombo. move on Wednesday with- Judge and DeGuglielmo start. Coming into the season lowed him here.

Two more Uruguay players test positive for COVID-19

(AP) — Two Uruguay players and five
team staff members tested positive for
COVID-19 after the 2-0 home loss to
Brazil in South American World Cup
qualifying, the country's soccer feder-
ation said Wednesday.

Defender Alexis Rolin and striker Diego
Rossi, along with the five staff, were all in
good health condition, the federation said
on social media.

Striker Luis Suárez and goalkeeper Ro-
drigo Muñoz missed the Brazil game after
testing positive on Monday.
Suárez is also set to miss Saturday's Span-
ish league game between his new club,
Atletico Madrid, and his former team Bar-
celona.

Ogbah's breakout season helps Dolphins join playoff race

(AP) — Emmanuel Ogbah has had at least one in each of playoff contention. does a lot of things for us. and the Cleveland Browns
is leading the charge for the past six games while twice He can set the edge, he can took him in the second
the Miami Dolphins’ dis- forcing fumbles that team- “That’s the reason they’ve handle double-teams, he can round of the 2016 draft. It
ruptive defense, motivat- mates returned for touch- won five in a row now, the rush the passer, he can rush took him three years to total
ed by a desire to stay put. downs. way they’re playing on de- the passer individually, he 12 1/2 sacks for the Browns,
“I’ve been around,” Og- fense,” said Los Angeles can do it with stunts. There where his injuries became an
bah said with a chuckle. He's a playmaker on a unit Chargers coach Anthony are a lot of things he does for issue, and they traded him to
“I’ve been on three teams ranked second in the NFL Lynn, whose potent offense us that probably don't get no- the Kansas City Chiefs. He
in five years. I’m tired of in takeaways per game and netted a season-low 273 yards ticed." missed the final 2 1/2 months
moving.” fourth in points allowed. in last week's loss at Miami. of their Super Bowl champi-
While the focus in Miami has The Dolphins play Sunday at Ten Dolphins have at least onship season last year with a
A breakout season has the been on rookie quarterback Denver (3-6). one sack this year, in part torn chest muscle.
Dolphins keen to keep him Tua Tagovailoa, it is dramatic because foes are focused on “It has been a journey,” Og-
around. Ogbah is tied for defensive improvement that Five veteran newcomers start Ogbah, as cornerback Nik bah said. “I’ve had my ups
fourth in the NFL with a has fueled a surprising surge for coach Brian Flores' de- Needham noted after sacking and downs.”
career-high eight sacks, and by the Dolphins (6-3) into fense, and none has made a the Chargers' Justin Herbert
bigger impact than Ogbah, last week. Last offseason he tried to
who signed a $15 million, “When I came off the edge, tame the roller coaster by get-
two-year deal in March that the running back had his eyes ting in better shape, spending
now looks like a bargain for locked on Ogbah,” Needham some of his free agent earn-
the Dolphins. said. "That freed me up off ings on better nutrition, acu-
Ogbah's job title is end, but the edge, and Herbert ran puncture, massages and cryo-
he's used in a variety of ways right up to me. He’s a domi- therapy.
on a defense that has thrived nant force out there for sure.” “I don’t think about the
through its unpredictability. money; I think about it as an
At 27, he's also a late bloomer. investment to my body," he
“He has shown ability to be The Nigeria native was con- said.
multiple, and we can move sidered a potential NFL star The payoff might lead to the
him around,” defensive coor- after making 12 1/2 sacks as playoffs, and Ogbah might
dinator Josh Boyer said. “He a senior at Oklahoma State, have finally found a home.