KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- A Knoxville police officer who called Tennessee football coach Butch Jones during a rape investigation involving his players will no longer serve as the police departments liaison to the football team.Knoxville police chief David Rausch said Wednesday that Sam Brown was removed from that assignment as a result of the reported concerns about the relationship between the football program and the police department. Rausch said Brown had served as the departments liaison to the Tennessee football program for the past 19 years and that his role included providing security for the head coach, team and staff.In order for the program to move on and avoid further undue scrutiny, it was agreed that we should make the transition at this time, Rausch said in a statement.Knoxville radio station WNML first reported the decision.Rausch emphasized this move is not the result of anything that Officer Brown has done or not done.He is a man of great integrity and has been a dedicated public servant to the Knoxville community, Rausch said.Phone records released in March show that Jones received calls from Brown and Rausch the morning of Nov. 16, 2014, hours after a woman said she was raped. Jones spoke to A.J. Johnson, a linebacker on his team at the time, a few minutes after receiving the initial call from Brown.Johnson and defensive back Michael Williams were suspended from the team Nov. 17, 2014, and were identified as suspects the following day. They were indicted on aggravated rape charges in February 2015, and their cases are still pending.Knoxville police announced in April they were ending their practice of making courtesy calls to Tennessee coaches about incidents involving their players in the interest of transparency and to alleviate any appearance of conflict of interest. They said that going forward, in any incident involving a student at the university, police would make formal notification only to the schools law enforcement officials.Rausch said Wednesday that Brown has been on the citys two-year delayed-retirement program since February 2015 and has a final service date effective Jan. 31.He has been a mentor and guide to the young men in the program and has provided excellent professional service to those involved in the program, Rausch said.Rausch said Knoxville police would continue to provide support and serve the safety and security needs for the football program in partnership with the University of Tennessee police department and the Tennessee Highway Patrol.Hydro Flask Ombre 40 Oz Sale . -- Timbers coach Caleb Porter didnt stray from his business-like approach to the season even after Portland downed the two-time defending league champion Los Angeles Galaxy to gain crucial playoff position. 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My main message for Jos was that he should come to the races again because he seems be the only guy that Max really listens to and respects.And I also said to him that it would be bad for Max if he was remembered for deciding the world championship this year through a reckless move against one of our drivers. Everybody wants to see hard racing but, for the sake of Max and of our boys, an all-in move that could ultimately kill their championship aspirations is too much.Asked on Thursday if he was worried that Verstappens aggressivve driving style could affect the outcome of the title battle, Rosberg said: Fear? No, definitely not.dddddddddddd And driving style? I think its just important that we keep on discussing [the rules] because I think theres still room for progress in terms of getting continuity in the decisions and thats it.So its something we need to keep going on with, keep discussing to see if we can make improvements there and thats it. Its not depending on one specific driver or not, so that would be good to do that.Hamilton added: I can only really comment on Maxs driving as I have through the year. Hes obviously a very talented kid and hes come in and... Im calling him a kid because hes a kid to me, hes still below 20 and hes still got a lot to learn but hes obviously done a great job up until now and hes going to continue to grow and be a force to be reckoned with in Formula One.After both Mercedes drivers had given their thoughts on Verstappen in the press conference, the 19-year-old joked: Im still negotiating with them, whos going to pay me the most. Yeah, so well see, well see on Sunday. ' ' '