Dolphins Might Be Hurting

Already without a pair of starting defensive linemen, the Miami Dolphins might have to play their divisional playoff game against the Denver Broncos today without offensive tackle Richmond Webb.

Webb was downgraded Friday to questionable because of a recurring triceps injury. The team would not disclose the exact nature of the injury, but ESPN reported that he re-tore the muscle--the same injury that sidelined him for seven weeks during the regular season.

The Dolphins are already without their best run-stopper, Tim Bowens, and pass rusher, Jason Taylor, both sidelined because of injuries.

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Pro Bowl cornerback Aaron Glenn will not start in the New York Jets’ AFC playoff game Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars because of a sprained ankle.

Coach Bill Parcells said that Glenn will play, but would not reveal anything about his team’s strategy in using Glenn, who has sat out the last 3 1/2 games.

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Oakland Raider defensive coordinator Willie Shaw interviewed for the Philadelphia Eagles’ vacant coaching job.

Shaw, the fourth candidate to be interviewed since Ray Rhodes’ departure Dec. 28, thinks he knows what it takes to be a good NFL head coach.

“You need good coordinators and you need to delegate and let them do their job,” Shaw said.

The Eagles also have interviewed Pittsburgh Steeler defensive coordinator Jim Haslett, former Carolina Panther coach Dom Capers and Green Bay quarterback coach Andy Reid.

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The expansion Cleveland Browns signed former Ohio State running back Pepe Pearson and four other free agents.

The expansion Browns now have signed contracts with or agreed to terms with 14 players, President Carmen Policy said.

Pearson, 23, who was signed as an undrafted free agent by the San Francisco 49ers last April, played at Ohio State from 1994 through 1997, rushing for more than 3,000 yards and 32 touchdowns. He ranks fifth among Ohio State’s all-time rushing leaders.

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Detroit Lion wide receiver Germane Crowell and another man were arrested for driving while impaired and reckless driving in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Crowell’s car was clocked at more than over 110 mph at about 4 a.m. Friday, according to police reports.

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David Boss, former vice president of publishing and creative services for the NFL, died Friday at his home in Palos Verdes Estates. He was 67.

Boss was in charge of producing the first 25 Super Bowl game programs and redesigned the NFL logo to its current form.