Clayton, ‘the real deal,’ carries Florida to final

Abruptly fired after Sunday’s loss to the Cardinals, former Packers coach Mike McCarthy didn’t get a chance to tell his players farewell. According to Packers.com, McCarthy addressed the team on Wednesday. “He did a fantastic job talking to the team not just about football and winning football games,� interim coach Joe Philbin told reporters on Thursday.

Wednesday makes the 30-year anniversary of Hank Gathers’ fatal collapse on a basketball court during a conference tournament game.

Philadelphia may sent an interesting message by running a play Thursday that looked an awful lot like their famous Super Bowl score on the ‘Philly Special.’