All Entries in the "AFC South" Category
Texans Hire Reggie Herring to Coach LBs
The Houston Texans have hired Dallas Cowboys linebackers coach Reggie Herring, John McClain of the Houston Chronicle reports. Herring will coach the linebackers under Texans defensive coordinator Wade Phillips, who added Herring to his Cowboys’ staff in 2008. Dallas had hoped to retain Herring, who entered the NFL coaching ranks with the Texans, coaching their [...]
Vince Young Says He’s an Elite Quarterback
Quarterback Vince Young won’t be with the Tennessee Titans in 2011, but the former third overall out of the University of Texas believes he’s an elite quarterback. “I’m going to go into the organization, the team, and compete. That’s all I can do, and let them make their own decision after that,” Young said in [...]
Titans WR Kenny Britt Pledges to Improve This Off-Season
Tennessee Titans wide receiver Kenny Britt pledges to improve this off-season, Jim Wyatt of The Tennessean reports. “I have big goals for myself. I want to be a great one,” Britt said. “So I plan on focusing on my craft, and working. I’m nowhere close to being satisfied and I have a feeling no one [...]
Titans RB Chris Johnson Added to Pro Bowl
Tennessee Titans running back Chris Johnson has been added to the AFC Pro Bowl roster, Jim Wyatt of The Tennessean reports. Though Johnson fell short of his goal of another 2,000-yard season, the now three-time Pro Bowler ranked fourth in the NFL with 1,364 yards and was tied for 6th with 11 rushing touchdowns in [...]
Colts Sign OL Casey Bender to Future Contract
ree agent offensive lineman Casey Bender has signed a “Reserve/Future” contract with the Indianapolis Colts, Matt Brei, Bender’s agent, announced on Twitter. Bender played tackle at South Dakota State and signed with the Cleveland Browns after not being selected in the 2010 NFL Draft. Bender was released by the Browns in September. The Colts worked [...]
Texans Hire Vance Joseph to Coach DBs
John McClain of the Houston Chronicle reports the Houston Texans have hired Vance Joseph to coach their defensive backs. A former defensive back with the New York Jets and Indianapolis Colts in the mid-90s, the 38-year old Joseph began his NFL coaching career in 2005 with the San Francisco 49ers, coaching the defensive backs until [...]
Titans Sign Two to “Reserve/Future” Contracts
The Tennessee Titans have signed wide receiver Yamon Figurs and fullback Joe Tronzo to “Reserve/Future” contracts for 2011, a league source said. Figurs was a third-round pick (74th overall) out of Kansas State by the Baltimore Ravens in 2007, and has also played for the Detroit Lions, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Oakland Raiders, and had a [...]
Colts Sign Three to Future Contracts
According to a league source, the Indianapolis Colts have signed three members of their practice squad to “Reserve/Future” contracts. Wide receiver Chris Brooks, defensive end John Chick, and cornerback Terrence Johnson join offensive lineman Mike Tepper, who agreed to terms last week, in re-upping with the Colts for 2011. Eliminated from the post-season on Saturday [...]
Texans LB Brian Cushing Hires Rosenhaus
Houston Texans linebacker Brian Cushing has changed agents, recently hiring Miami-based Drew Rosenhaus, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. Chosen by the Houston Texans with the 16th overall pick of the 2009 NFL Draft, Cushing was previously represented by Tom Condon and Ben Dogra of CAA, who negotiated Cushing’s five-year, $18 million contract in August of 2009. [...]
Jeff Fisher to Remain With Titans
Tennessee Titans head coach Jeff Fisher will remain with the team for the 2011 season, Jim Wyatt of The Tennessean reports. Fisher’s status with the team has been under review by owner Bud Adams, who declined to comment on Fisher’s future when announcing that the team would be releasing or trading quarterback Vince Young. Adams [...]
Colts LB Gary Brackett Fined $35,000
Indianapolis Colts linebacker Gary Brackett has been fined $35,000 for his hit on Tennessee Titans long-snapper Ken Amato on Sunday, The Associated Press reports. Brackett was flagged for an illegal blindside block on Amato during a return of a missed field goal attempt at the end of the first half. Amato appeared dazed as two [...]
Texans Hire Wade Phillips to Coordinate Defense
The Houston Texans have hired Wade Phillips to be their defensive coordinator, John McClain of the Houston Chronicle reports. Phillips, 63, began his NFL coaching career in 1976 as a defensive line coach on his father’s coaching staff with the Houston Oilers, and got his first defensive coordinator job with the New Orleans Saints in [...]
Texans Fire DC Frank Bush
Houston Texans head coach Gary Kubiak has fired defensive coordinator Frank Bush. Bush spent four seasons with the Texans, spending the last two as the defensive coordinator. The Texans ranked 30th in total defense, and 32nd against the pass, in 2010 after ranking tied for 13th in total defense in 2009. Former Dallas Cowboys head [...]
Jaguars Rule Out RB Maurice Jones-Drew
The Jacksonville Jaguars announced that Pro Bowl running back Maurice Jones-Drew has been ruled out for Sunday’s against the Houston Texans. Jones-Drew has a knee injury that kept him out of last week’s loss to the Washington Redskins, and will likely require surgery in the off-season. The 5-8, 205-pound running back has 1,324 yards and [...]
Colts Place WR Austin Collie on IR
According to Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay, the team is placing second-year wide receiver Austin Collie on injured reserve. Collie suffered his third concussion of the 2010 season in the second quarter of Sunday’s win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. A 2009 fourth-round pick out of BYU in 2009, Collie emerged as a reliable target for [...]
