And after the game, Ford said that his team had shied away from physical play.

The team of blacks shied momentarily, making the coach swerve, but the wizard-coachman soon had them back under control.

Once again, though, teams shied away from him, and this time he preferred remaining with the Tigers if they made him an acceptable offer.

Normally, teams don't shy away from college players with checkered pasts, but Lawrence Phillips changed all that.

His reputation as a poor worker and an off-season citation he received for possession of marijuana made most teams shy away.

Ballard set the compensation price so high that other teams shied away from signing him, even though the Leafs had no intention of keeping him.

Many believed he was a first-round caliber player but because of questionable off-the-field problems many teams shied away from him.

But it is safe to wonder if teams shied away from attempting field goals when the problems of kicking here became apparent.

He played that year, but when the National Football League draft came, teams shied away.

These two teams have never shied away from using the scrum as a weapon.