Tennessee Titans’ Mike Heimerdinger to coach Sunday, delay cancer treatment
By Zaket on November 25, 2010
Tennessee offensive coordinator Mike Heimerdinger is back at work and will call the plays Sunday when the Titans visit the Houston Texans before starting his treatment for cancer.
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