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after open-heart surgery, his newfound energy matching his renowned
enthusiasm.
"I feel tremendous. As my surgeon said, I had a valve that was the size
of a pinhead and now its the size of a 50-cent piece," Fox said.
"Obviously, the doctors feel good about me getting back to work. I
actually would have preferred to be back sooner, but there was a pretty
hard deadline of four weeks post-surgery and I honoured that and here I
am."
Truth is, Fox has been telecommuting for weeks.
As soon as he was released from the hospital after having his aortic
valve repaired, a surgery he had hoped to put off until after the Super
Bowl, Fox set up a sort of command centre at his off-season home in
Charlotte, N.C., some 200 yards from the spot on the golf course where
he fell ill on Nov. 2 during the Broncos bye.
Not only was he in daily contact with defensive co-ordinator Jack Del
Rio, who guided the Broncos (10-2) to three wins in four games during in
his absence, but Fox was also in constant communication with his
captains, including quarterback Peyton Manning, over the toughest
stretch of Denvers season.
Fox was able to keep track of his team on his big-screen TV on game days
and on his iPad play book, watching cut-ups of practices and helping to
formulate game plans.
"Other than that I was in another state, (it was) much the same as what I
would have done in my office at Dove Valley," Fox said.
"I want to be careful how I say that. I was involved, just like
everybody in this building is involved. Like I said, its not one guy.
Its a team. And its a lot of people doing their job. As I mentioned
before, its a tribute to the staff and the players that did a tremendous
job as I went on the longest bye week in history."
Del Rio maintained his defensive play-calling duties while he was
interim head coach and he allowed offensive co-ordinator Adam Gase to
continue calling plays for Manning & Co.
Fox admitted there were times he cringed at the play-calling while
watching the games on TV.
"In fairness, a couple times," he said, chuckling. "But Im sure a lot of
people do the same thing when Im doing that. Its just part of the
game."
Fox and his wife, Robin, flew home on team owner Pat Bowlens jet on
Wednesday and at Del Rios suggestion he visited with the team on
Thanksgiving morning, then watched from his home in Denver as the
Broncos beat the Chiefs 35-28 Sunday at Kansas City to take charge of
the AFC West.
Executive Vice-President John Elway presented Del Rio with a game ball
afterward.
"It was special to have John Elway recognize the things I did," Del Rio
said, "but I basically want to say that is just a representation of what
we all did. It wasnt about me; it was a collective effort of all the
players, coaches, trainers, equipment guys that had to pull together in
Coach Foxs absence."
On Monday, Fox drove into work and was greeted by hugs and handshakes.
Players said he flashed that famous smile all day long.
"I had open-heart surgery and watching those games was harder than any
pain I felt during that rehab," Fox said.
"He stood up there in front of us in the team meeting and told us he
feels better than ever," tight end Joel Dreessen said.
Fox said he lost 10 pounds, and "Im actually in better shape now than I
was a month ago."
He said he has no restrictions, but isnt going to push it, either.
"Yeah. Im going to be smart," he said. "If all of a sudden I cant hold
my eyes open, Im going to go home. Like I said, the last three weeks,
Ive been operating pretty much like I did the first eight games of the
season. Its not like Im moving furniture or doing roofs. I sit somewhere
and watch football."
Hes not sure yet whether hell coach from the booth or the sideline
Sunday when the Broncos host Tennessee (5-7).
"Im going to see how I feel. I havent been to a practice yet. But it
wont make a big difference. Im in communication with everybody whether
theyre in the press box or on the field," Fox said.
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their road trip with a win.SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The only thing Steve
Kerr lost in his coaching debut was his voice.Stephen Curry had 24
points and 10 rebounds, Klay Thompson scored 19 points and the
undermanned Golden State Warriors made Kerr a winner in his first game,
shaking off a slow start to roll past the Sacramento Kings 95-77 on
Wednesday night in the regular-season opener for both teams.I always
laughed at Doc (Rivers) and (Tom) Thibodeau. Now it all makes sense,
Kerr joked, his raspy voice struggling to piece together words. I got
nothing left.The Warriors overcame the first hurdle of Kerrs tenure —
besides his wavering voice, that is — with a patchwork lineup that did
just enough against their rebuilding Northern California rivals.Golden
State played without power forward David Lee (strained left hamstring)
and reserve Brandon Rush (lower back spasms). Center Andrew Bogut also
was limited to 18 minutes because of a migraine headache. He said he got
on the floor with the help of undisclosed medicine and injections.The
Warriors went to a smaller lineup late in the third quarter and pulled
away with a 22-4 spurt.Those are the games you have to win, said forward
Draymond Green, who finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds and played
centre during the decisive run.DeMarcus Cousins had 20 points and 11
rebounds but was often stuck in foul trouble, and Rudy Gay scored 14
points for Sacramento in front of an announced sellout crowd of
17,317.The Kings had more turnovers (27) than made field goals (24).I
think it was at 5:40 in the third quarter when we were up by one, and we
turned into the Keystone Cops, said Kings coach Michael Malone.The
Warriors, who fired Mark Jackson as coach after a 51-win season and
back-to-back playoff appearances, began a season of high expectations
with a sloppy but satisfying victory. Golden State outshot Sacramento 44
to 30.8 per cent, but had 22 turnovers annd was outrebounded 50 to 44.
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elsewhere.Many crowded around luxury suites and press row to watch the
ninth inning of the World Series on television late in the second
quarter. Fans even erupted when the San Francisco Giants recorded the
final out to beat Kansas City 3-2 in Game 7 for their third championship
in five years.Players and coaches looked around wondering what happened
until the public address announcer informed the arena of San Franciscos
win. The Kings, who led 49-47 at the half, never got the home fans so
enthused.With Cousins on the bench in foul trouble, the Warriors took
over with Green at centre and Andre Iguodala at power forward. Marreese
Speights also entered during the push and finished with 16 points.Give
some credit to them, Cousins said, and some to us.RESUFFLED LINEUP:
Harrison Barnes started at small forward for Iguodala, who came in as a
reserve for the first time in his 10-year career. Iguodala had started
all 807 previous games he played. Barnes started every game he played as
a rookie but had a sophomore slump mostly coming off the bench behind
Iguodala last season.COURTSIDE KINGS: Kings owner Vivek Ranadive sat in a
courtside sat next to his daughter and Hall of Famers Chris Mullin and
Mitch Richmond, who are both team advisers.LIVINGSTONS DEBUT: Warriors
backup guard Shaun Livingston made a surprising debut after missing all
of the preseason recovering from surgery on his right toe. He played
3:40 and said he felt fine.TIP-INSWarriors: The Warriors have won four
of their last five season openers. ... Golden State went 4-0 against the
Kings last season.Kings: Sacramento had won 15 of its last 16 home
openers, including eight straight.UP NEXTThe Warriors host the Los
Angeles Lakers on Saturday night.The Kings welcome Portland on Friday
night.
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