All Entries in the "NFC West" Category
Charges Dropped Against Kevin Ellison
Drug possession charges against free agent safety Kevin Ellison were dropped recently, Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. Ellison was arrested last May in Redondo Beach, California after 100 Vicodin tablets were discovered in his car when he was stopped for speeding. A 2009 sixth-round pick (189th overall) out of USC by the [...]
McDaniels Could Be Headed to St. Louis
Now that the Cleveland Browns have tabbed Pat Shurmur to fill their head coaching vacancy, the door is open for Josh McDaniels to replace Shurmur as offensive coordinator of the St. Louis Rams, writes Bill Williamson of ESPN.com. The former Denver Broncos head coach has interviewed for the Minnesota Vikings’ coordinator position, but Vikings head [...]
49ers CB Nate Clements Will Be Asked to Take Pay Cut
San Francisco 49ers cornerback Nate Clements has four years remaining on an eight-year, $80 million contract he signed in 2007, but will be asked to take a pay cut to return in 2011, Matt Maiocco of CSNBayArea.com reports. “I signed a contract and I plan to live up to it,” Clements said in the last [...]
Seahawks QBs Coach Jedd Fisch Heads to the “U”
Seattle Seahawks quarterbacks coach Jedd Fisch will be the next offensive coordinator at the University of Miami, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. Fisch joined Pete Carroll’s coaching staff last February after one season as the offensive coordinator at the University of Minnesota. Prior to his stint with the Gophers, Fisch coached receivers for one season with [...]
Seahawks Would Like Hasselbeck Back in 2011
Quarterback Matt Hasselbeck completed 22-of-35 pass attempts for 272 yards and 4 touchdowns against the New Orleans Saints last Saturday, a huge performance that was necessary to get the 7-9 Seattle Seahawks past the defending Super Bowl champs and into the divisional playoff round. In the wake of that performance, Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll [...]
Shurmur The Favorite in Cleveland
The Cleveland Browns could have a head coach in place by Thursday, Peter King of Sports Illustrated reports. St. Louis Rams offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur has emerged as the favorite to land the Browns’ top coaching post, with the team expected to pair him with an experienced defensive coordinator. Prior to joining the Rams, the [...]
Seahawks to Sign QB Nate Davis
The Seattle Seahawks are set to sign quarterback Nate Davis, Matt Maiocco of CSNBayArea.com reports. A fifth-round pick out of Ball State in 2009, Davis has completed 52-of-93 pass attempts for 615 yards with 3 touchdowns and 3 interceptions in six pre-season games. Davis has not appeared in a regular season game, and spent much [...]
Defensive Line Coach Dominoes
Judd Zulgad of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports the Minnesota Vikings could be losing defensive line coach Karl Dunbar to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Dunbar has been with the Vikings since 2006, but his contract is expiring. Buccaneers defensive line coach Todd Wash’s contract is also expiring, and with Raheem Morris has already reaching out [...]
Harbaugh to the Niners
Stanford head coach Jim Harbaugh is expected to agree to a five-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. The 49ers announced a 3:30pm PT press conference at the Palace Hotel. Harbaugh interviewed with the 49ers at a secret location on Wednesday, and met with the Miami Dolphins and Stanford on Thursday. [...]
Seahawks Sign CB Josh Pinkard, C Lemuel Jeanpierre to Active Roster
The Seattle Seahawks have signed cornerback Josh Pinkard and center/guard Lemuel Jeanpierre to the active roster. Pinkard, a 6-1, 215-pound defensive back from USC, opened the season on the “Reserve/Non-Football Injury” list before being activated, waived, and re-signed to the practice squad. Jeanpierre (6-3, 301) is an undrafted free agent out of South Carolina who [...]
Seahawks to Start Matt Hasselbeck
Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll announced that Matt Hasselbeck will start the team’s Wild Card Playoff game against the New Orleans Saints. Carroll said that he informed Hasselbeck of the decision on Monday, telling the 35-year old passer that as long as he was healthy, he’d get the nod over Charlie Whitehurst, who started [...]
McDaniels Not Interested in 49ers
ESPN’s Mike Sando reports that Josh McDaniels is not interested in the San Francisco 49ers’ head coaching position. McDaniels’ name surfaced in San Francisco after the Miami Dolphins stepped up their pursuit of Stanford head coach Jim Harbaugh. Financially, the 49ers are unlikely to compete with the Dolphins, who are reportedly willing to pay Harbaugh, [...]
49ers to Meet With Harbaugh
ESPN’s Chris Mortensen and Adam Schefter report the San Francisco 49ers will meet with Stanford head coach Jim Harbaugh today. 49ers CEO Jed York and Trent Baalke, who was named general manager last night, will meet with Oakland Raiders offensive coordinator Hue Jackson before meeting with Harbaugh at an undisclosed location away from the team’s [...]
Trent Baalke Gets the 49ers’ Job
San Francisco 49ers vice-president of player personnel Trent Baalke has been hired to be the team’s general manager, David White of the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Baalke took a more prominent role in the personnel department after the dismissal of former general manager Scot McCloughan, and was believed to be the top in-house candidate for [...]
Seahawks Place Chris Baker, Chester Pitts on IR
The Seattle Seahawks have placed guard Chester Pitts and tight end Chris Baker on injured reserve. As of yet, the Seahawks have not made any moves to replace either player on the active roster. Signed to a one-year deal after recovering from major knee surgery last season, Pitts suffered a concussion in the second quarter [...]
