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Gary Kubiak finalizing four-year contract to become Broncos head coach
Gary Kubiak is John Elway's No. 2 again. The Denver Broncos general manager and executive vice president was hashing out a four-year contract with his former backup QB to become the team's head coach, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press on Sunday night. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement wasn't expected to be announced until Monday with an introductory news conference Tuesday. Kubiak replaces John Fox, who was ousted last Monday following Denver's stunning playoff loss to home to Indianapolis. Elway complained that Fox's teams didn't show enough fire in big games. Fox was hired as the...
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Gary Kubiak finalizing four-year contract to become Broncos head coach
Gary Kubiak is John Elway's No. 2 again. The Denver Broncos general manager and executive vice president was hashing out a four-year contract with his former backup QB to become the team's head coach, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The...
Rex Ryan, Mike Shanahan are hot commodities on NFL coaching market
Rex Ryan was fired Monday after six years as head coach of the New York Jets. Although he led the team to back-to-back appearances in the AFC championship game his first two seasons, Ryan was unable to coach the Jets to a winning record the last four...
Detroit Lions' Jim Caldwell wants replay reviews expanded
The disputed call in the fourth quarter of Detroit's playoff loss at Dallas was not subject to a replay review.
Lions Coach Jim Caldwell wonders whether it's time to change that.
"I think without question it was probably not officiated correctly in...
Washington close to hiring Scot McCloughan as GM
The Washington Redskins are close to a deal to bring in Scot McCloughan as general manager, the franchise's latest major front office shake-up after another losing season.
Redskins-owned radio station ESPN 980 reported that McCloughan met with team owner...
NFL notes: Chicago Bears hire Ryan Pace as general manager
Ryan Pace comes to the Chicago Bears with no experience as a general manager and no ties to the organization. What he does have is one big task on his hands.
His job: transform one of the NFL's founding franchises back into a winner.
The Bears hired...
Robert Griffin III headed to Redskins' bench in favor of Colt McCoy
Robert Griffin III was the toast of D.C. just two years ago, leading the Washington Redskins to an unlikely playoff berth and earning himself NFL rookie-of-the-year honors in the process.
But a lot has changed since then. At 3-8, the Redskins aren't...
Letters: Steve Nash, they hardly knew you
A few weeks ago I was asked what I thought would be a bigger number this season for the Lakers: games won or games played by Steve Nash. I said I thought it was too close to call. In light of Nash missing the entire season and playing zero games in...
Stakes will be high when Panthers and Saints square off
OK, Panthers, once more with feeling.
For the second time in three weeks, the Carolina Panthers will face the New Orleans Saints in a high-stakes NFC South showdown that will go a long way toward bringing the playoff picture into focus.
Hanging in the...
Chiefs rout Raiders to reach playoffs; Packers rally to beat Cowboys
OAKLAND -- Jamaal Charles tied a franchise record with five touchdowns in a game, Alex Smith threw five scoring passes and the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Raiders, 56-31, on Sunday to clinch at least a wild-card spot. The Chiefs (11-3)...
Call it a 'Mission Bay Miracle' as Chargers reach playoffs
Welcome to Stunned Diego.
Not even the most optimistic of Chargers could have realistically predicted what unfolded Sunday, the final day of the NFL regular season, when left-for-dead San Diego somehow found its way into the playoffs.
A month ago, the...
NFL likely to start testing for HGH
The NFL Players Assn. has told its members that the union "tentatively agreed" that 40 players will take blood tests for human growth hormone each week during the season, with a positive result drawing a four-game suspension.
The NFLPA...
As NFL teams open camps, questions abound about NFC clubs
The AFC has the Lombardi Trophy.
The NFC has everything else.
That is, the NFC boasts last season's most valuable player, Minnesota's Adrian Peterson; offensive rookie of the year, Washington's Robert Griffin III; defensive rookie of the year,...
Mike Shanahan says he's not resigning as Redskins coach
Mike Shanahan had a change of heart.
A day after walking out of a press conference refusing to answer questions about his job status, the Washington Redskins coach spent some time Monday talking to reporters about ... his job status.
Shanahan...
Andrew Luck steals Peyton Manning's show in Colts' win
He was the afterthought, the other guy, the quarterback who wasn't Peyton Manning.
But Sunday night, Andrew Luck was the man.
Luck threw for three touchdowns and ran for a fourth to lead Indianapolis to a 39-33 victory over Denver, spoiling Manning's...
It doesn't take long for ax to fall on NFL coaches
NFL teams turn to the familiar at this time of year.
Green Bay, New England, Indianapolis, Philadelphia and others prepare for the playoffs.
Teams such as Detroit, Washington and Tampa Bay fire their coaches.
Cleveland cycles through coaches with...
NFL Black Monday roundup: A look at the coaches who have been fired
NFL Black Monday is here, the traditional day when teams fire their head coach. The ax has fallen multiple times already today. Here's a look at who is gone:
Lions fire Jim Schwartz
Jim Schwartz is out in Detroit.
The
Late-season collapse could prompt a shake-up for Dolphins
Following the Miami Dolphins' late-season collapse, owner Stephen Ross immediately began contemplating a possible organizational shake-up.
Ross has been meeting with his top advisors before deciding whether to fire anyone, two people familiar with the...
Washington Redskins to name Jay Gruden as new coach
The Washington Redskins have their new coach.
According to multiple reports, the Redskins will announce Thursday that they have hired Jay Gruden, offensive coordinator of the Cincinnati Bengals, to replace the fired Mike Shanahan as head coach.
Gruden...
Vikings hire Cincinnati's Mike Zimmer as head coach
The Minnesota Vikings have hired Cincinnati Bengals' defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer as their head coach, according to a person with knowledge of the process who spoke Wednesday to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because Zimmer's contract...
Green Bay Packers' DuJuan Harris out for season
Green Bay Packers starting running back DuJuan Harris is out for the year after injuring his right knee last week against the Seattle Seahawks.
Harris said Tuesday he hurt the patella tendon and hoped to have surgery soon as he heads to injured-reserve...
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