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Players, Coaches around the league express condolences on Tony Sparano’s passing

In light of the devastating news of the passing of Minnesota Vikings’ Offensive Line Coach Tony Sparano on Sunday, players, coaches, and other NFL types have taken to social media to express their condolences.

We’ve collected some of them here. We will be adding to these throughout the course of the day.

Joe Berger, whose relationship with Tony Sparano dated back to Miami and Dallas, said he was planning to thank Sparano in person, while visiting Vikings camp after a RV trip to Colorado. "Tony always had my back," Berger said. "He was the reason I was able to make it 13 years.