All Entries in the "AFC West" Category
Chargers Are Rooting For the Jets
Though they’d prefer to be in the post-season themselves, the San Diego Chargers will be watching Saturday night’s New York Jets-Indianapolis Colts Wild Card Playoff game with a vested interest. Rich Cimini of ESPNNewYork.com reports that if the Jets knock off the Colts to advance to the Divisional Playoffs round, the conditional 2011 third-round pick [...]
Mike Mularkey Postpones Interview With Broncos
Atlanta Falcons offensive coordinator Mike Mularkey has put off his scheduled interview with the Denver Broncos, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. Mularkey was set to interview for the Broncos’ head coaching vacancy on Friday in Atlanta, but Schefter reports that Mularkey wants to focus on the Falcons’ upcoming playoff games and doesn’t want to interview for [...]
Raiders Sign Ten to Future Contracts
According to a league source, the Oakland Raiders have signed ten players to “Reserve/Future” contracts. Wide receivers Damola Adeniji and Shaun Bodiford, fullback Manase Tonga, tight end Kevin Brock, center/guard Alex Parsons, linebacker Quentin Scott, and cornerback Joe Porter finished the season on either the team’s practice squad or practice squad “injured reserve” list. Running [...]
Chiefs Sign WR Kevin Curtis
The Kansas City Chiefs announced that they have signed veteran wide receiver Kevin Curtis. Defensive back Donald Washington has been placed on injured reserve. Curtis, 32, has caught 253 passes for 3,297 yards and 20 touchdowns during an 81-game career with the St. Louis Rams (2003-06), Philadelphia Eagles (2007-09), and two games with the Miami [...]
Raiders P Shane Lechler Not Happy With Coaching Decision
Oakland Raiders punter Shane Lechler is not happy with the team’s decision to not pick up head coach Tom Cable’s option. “Actually we just finished up dinner, and I flipped on the NFL channel and there it was on the ticker at the bottom,” Lechler told Comcast SportsNet when asked how he found out about [...]
Elway Named Executive VP of Broncos
The Denver Broncos announced that they have named Hall of Fame quarterback John Elway Executive Vice President of Football Operations. Broncos Chief Operating Officer Joe Ellis has been named Team President. “John Elway’s leadership, competitiveness and passion for the Denver Broncos will position this team for long-term success through his work leading our football operations,” [...]
Raiders Let Cable Go
Oakland Raiders head coach Tom Cable has been informed that the team will not pick up the option on his contract, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. Had the Raiders exercised the option, they would have been obligated to pay Cable through the 2012 season. Cable will now be free to pursue opportunities with other NFL teams. [...]
Raiders Grant Permission for Jackson to Interview With 49ers
The Oakland Raiders have granted permission to the San Francisco 49ers to interview offensive coordinator Hue Jackson for their head coaching vacancy, Paul Gutierrez of CSNBayArea.com reports. Jackson joined the Raiders last January after coaching the Baltimore Ravens quarterbacks from 2008-09. Under Jackson, the Raiders’ total offense improved from 31st overall to 10th, their scoring [...]
Broncos to Interview Falcons OC Mike Mularkey
The Denver Broncos announced that they will interview Atlanta Falcons offensive coordinator Mike Mularkey for their head coaching vacancy. Mularkey will meet with the Broncos on Friday in Atlanta. A former NFL tight end, Mularkey coached tight ends for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Pittsburgh Steelers before becoming the Steelers’ offensive coordinator in 2001.Mularkey was [...]
Broncos Sign Six to Futures Contracts
The Denver Broncos have signed six players on their practice squad to “Reserve/Future” contracts. Running backs Brandon Minor and Jeremiah Johnson will join wide receiver Eron Riley, defensive lineman Mitch Unrein, linebacker Dominic Douglas, and safety Nick Polk on the team’s off-season roster. Practice squad tight end John Nalbone and defensive end Jeff Stehle have [...]
Broncos to Hire Elway
The Denver Broncos have reached a deal with John Elway that will make the Hall of Fame quarterback the team’s executive vice president, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. Mike Klis of The Denver Post wrote this morning that Elway’s title with the team is the same one that Mike Shanahan had above his head coaching title, [...]
Chargers Place Tolbert, Cooper on IR
The San Diego Chargers announced that running back Mike Tolbert and linebacker Stephen Cooper have been placed on injured reserve. Running back Curtis Brinkley and linebacker Darry Beckwith have been signed off the team’s practice squad. Cooper averaged over 100 tackles between 2007-09, but injuries have limited the 6-1, 235-pound inside linebacker to 12 games, [...]
Charlie Weis Being Pursued by Florida
Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Charlie Weis is reportedly being pursued for the same position at the University of Florida. Pat Dooley of the Gainesville Sun first mentioned this possibility during his weekly radio show on Thursday, and ESPN’s Chris Mortensen has confirmed that new Florida head coach Will Muschamp has contacted the Chiefs for [...]
Chargers TE Antonio Gates Placed on IR
The San Diego Chargers announced that seven-time Pro Bowl tight end Antonio Gates has been placed on injured reserve. Gates has missed the last three weeks with a painful foot injury that was expected to sideline for the remainder of the regular season, and perhaps post-season, had the Chargers advanced. San Diego was eliminated from [...]
Chiefs Add WR Quinten Lawrence Off Practice Squad
According to a league source, the Kansas City Chiefs have signed wide receiver Quinten Lawrence off their practice squad. Veteran cornerback Mike Richardson has been placed on waivers. A sixth-round pick out of McNeese State in 2009, Lawrence appeared in six games as a rookie, catching one pass for 9 yards and gaining 42 yards [...]
