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Shanahan out as Broncos coach after late collapse
National Football League

Shanahan out as Broncos coach after late collapse

Published Dec. 31, 2008 7:41 p.m. ET
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Mike Shanahan became the latest and most stunning victim of the NFL coaching purge, fired Tuesday by the Denver Broncos after a late-season collapse knocked the team out of the playoffs for the third straight year.

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