Older, sorer and wiser. A year after pushing his injured knee a little too hard in practice and then paying for it during the AFC championship game, LaDainian Tomlinson plans to be more cautious about his groin injury going into Saturday’s home wild-card playoff game against Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts.
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The Cleveland Browns ended the year talking to candidates they hope will make it a better 2009. Browns owner Randy Lerner interviewed Scott Pioli, New England’s vice president of player personnel, on Wednesday to be his new general manager. It is not known whether or not Lerner offered the job to Pioli, who has been Bill Belichick’s right-hand man with the Patriots for the past nine years.
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Mike Singletary knows what he wants to see from the San Francisco 49ers’ offense, and thinks he’ll need mostly new coaches to create it on that side of the ball. The no-longer-interim head coach announced two more adjustments to his coaching staff Wednesday, firing quarterbacks coach Ted Tollner and running backs coach Tony Nathan.
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Anquan Boldin didn’t let a facial fracture keep him on the sideline for long. So there’s no way a mere sore shoulder would prevent him from the first playoff game of his NFL career. “If anybody thinks that I’m going to miss this game, they’re not too bright,” he said earlier this week. After sitting out the last two games with a shoulder injury, Boldin went through a limited workout Wednesday and…
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The Denver Broncos are a team in need of a comeback. No surprise, then, that John Elway’s name keeps popping up. The Hall of Fame quarterback has been mentioned as a possible part of the management team that replaces Mike Shanahan, who was terminated as coach and executive vice president of football operations.
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They were best friends as much as employee and boss. Nothing told that story better than the tears in the eyes of Pat Bowlen and Mike Shanahan as they talked about their sad farewell. “This is as tough as it gets,” Bowlen said Wednesday, his eyes moist, as he explained his day-old decision to fire the coach who finally brought the Super Bowl trophy to Denver.
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The New York Jets have received permission to speak with Baltimore defensive coordinator Rex Ryan for their vacant coaching job, a person familiar with the search told The Associated Press on Wednesday. With Bill Cowher withdrawing his name from consideration Tuesday night, the Jets are setting their sights elsewhere, with an ever-growing list of candidates that could include fired Denver coach…
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The Dallas Cowboys have fired special teams coach Bruce Read, making him the first assistant ousted in the wake of a disappointing 9-7 season. Read’s special teams unit made costly gaffes, including a blocked punt in overtime at Arizona that ended in a game-winning Cardinals touchdown. Breakdowns in kick coverage also beset Dallas, and Adam “Pacman” Jones fizzled as a return man.
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Brian Westbrook could only smile and shrug when asked if he expected the Philadelphia Eagles to use him more as a blocker this week. Adrian Peterson doesn’t hear those questions. He’s the main reason the Minnesota Vikings got this far. The biggest difference between Westbrook and Peterson is this: Westbrook goes into every game wondering how many carries he’ll get, while Peterson knows he’s carrying…
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The NFL has given the Minnesota Vikings and the Arizona Cardinals extensions to sell more tickets and avoid local TV blackouts of their playoff games this weekend. Arizona hosts the Atlanta Falcons on Saturday, and the Philadelphia Eagles play at Minnesota on Sunday. The Cardinals have until 4:30 p.m.
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