National Football League News Headlines

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- The Jacksonville Jaguars have retained defensivecoordinator Mel Tucker and hired Atlanta Falcons quarterbacks coach BobBratkowski as offensive coordinator. More »Falcons' Bratkowski to run Jags' offense

DENVER (AP) -- Former Denver Broncos owner Edgar F. Kaiser Jr., who oversawthe trade that brought Hall of Fame quarterback John Elway to Denver, has died,according to a charitable foundation Kaiser established. More »Ex-Broncos owner Kaiser dead

Jeff Fisher led the Titans franchise for 17 years before sitting out the 2011 season More »Fisher opts to coach Rams over Dolphins

HOUSTON (AP) -- Houston Texans coach Gary Kubiak is confirming that defensivecoordinator Wade Phillips has withdrawn from consideration for the Tampa Bayhead coaching position. More »Texans' Phillips doesn't want Bucs job

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- The Green Bay Packers have spent all week preparingfor Sunday's playoff game against the New York Giants and trying, as best theycan, to support their grieving offensive coordinator More »Packers take time out to support Philbin

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -- Looks like Tebowmania has run its course. More »Tebow's feel-good season ends in rout

NEW YORK (AP) -- Rex Ryan wants the sniping to stop. More »Ryan latest to come to Sanchez's defense

Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski had three TD catches in the win over the Broncos. More »Brady throws for 6 TDs, Pats rip Broncos

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees speaks at a postgame news conference after an NFL divisional playoff football game against the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012, in San Francisco. The 49ers won 36-32. More »Davis' late TD lifts 49ers over Saints

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- A person familiar with the situation says the TampaBay Buccaneers have received permission to interview Carolina Panthers offensivecoordinator Rob Chudzinski for their vacant head coaching position. More »Bucs to interview Panthers' Chudzinski

The Tim Tebow hype has overshadowed three-time Super Bowl champ Tom Brady. More »Brady throws record 5 TDs in 1st half

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -- New England Patriots starting safety Patrick Chungis back on the injury report. More »Pats S Chung questionable vs. Broncos

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- New Orleans Saints running back Pierre Thomas wasknocked out of Saturday's NFC divisional playoff against the San Francisco 49ersafter taking a hit to the head in the first quarter. More »Saints RB Thomas out after blow to head

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- For nearly 59 minutes, coach Mike Singletary's boldproclamation that San Francisco would stop Drew Brees and the high-powered NewOrleans Saints looked prophetic. More »Brees, 49ers defense form elite matchup

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) -- The Denver Broncos signed long-time long snapperDavid Binn on Friday after Lonie Paxton was ruled out of their divisionalplayoff game against New England so he could continue dealing with a familyissue. More »Broncos sign LS Binn with Paxton out

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) -- The first week after Adrian Peterson'sreconstructive knee surgery was a grueling one. More »Peterson begins rehabbing torn ACL

MIAMI (AP) -- Rejected by Jeff Fisher, the Miami Dolphins plan to interviewseveral more candidates before hiring a coach, owner Stephen Ross said Friday. More »Dolphins move on after Fisher rejection

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The Tennessee Titans think enough of tight end CraigStevens to make the four-year veteran the first of their 18 pending free agentsto sign a new deal keeping him off the market. More »Titans, TE Stevens agree to 4-year deal

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) -- The Atlanta Falcons have added a new limitedpartner, though Arthur Blank continues to hold more than 90 percent ownership ofthe team. More »Falcons add new limited partner

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) -- David Lee has agreed to join the Buffalo Bills asthe team's quarterbacks coach. More »Bills name Dolphins' Lee QB coach

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) -- Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Raheem Morris isheaded to the Washington Redskins to coach the defensive backs. More »Axed by Bucs, Morris to coach 'Skins DBs

NEW YORK (AP) -- Jets owner Woody Johnson defends embattled quarterback MarkSanchez's work ethic and says he thinks "everybody's a little frustrated"after the team failed to make the playoffs. More »Jets owner Johnson defends QB Sanchez

The Colts' new GM will have to make a decision about quarterback Peyton Manning's future with the team. More »Colts tab Eagles executive Grigson as GM

SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Sports agent Leigh Steinberg, who represented many of theNFL's biggest stars and was the inspiration for the movie "Jerry Maguire," hasfiled for bankruptcy protection. More »Agent Steinberg files for bankruptcy

Tony Sparano was fired by the Dolphins last month after going 29-32 as head coach in three-plus seasons. More »Jets name Sparano offensive coordinator

CHICAGO (AP) -- The Chicago Bears have received permission to interview fourcandidates for their general manager job. More »Bears to interview 4 GM candidates

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) -- Falcons receiver Roddy White has made his fourthstraight Pro Bowl roster. More »Falcons WR White added to Pro Bowl team

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The St. Louis Rams interviewed Carolina Panthers offensivecoordinator Rob Chudzinski and Denver Broncos defensive coordinator Dennis Allenfor their coaching vacancy while awaiting word from Jeff Fisher. More »Rams interview 2, await word from Fisher