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 Kubiak, who was scheduled to meet with Broncos officials in
Houston on Sunday, could be announced as Denver's new head coach as
early as Tuesday if a deal is reached.
Kubiak, 53, appears to be the top choice of Broncos general manager
John Elway. Former Buffalo Bills head coach Doug Marrone cancelled a
scheduled interview Saturday to wait and see what transpires with
Kubiak.
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Broncos offensive coordinator Adam Gase, who was scheduled to
interview for the same position with the Jacksonville Jaguars on
Sunday, reportedly has drawn interest from the new head coaches of
the Chicago Bears and Oakland Raiders.
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Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning will miss next week's Pro Bowl
due to the quad injury that hindered him over the final month of the
season.
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 The Indianapolis Colts are working on a blockbuster deal for
quarterback Andrew Luck, ESPN.com reported.
According to the report, the deal, when completed, is expected to
make Luck the highest-paid player in the game at a figure that could
be around $25 million per year.
Luck, who is one year away from finishing his rookie deal, and the
Colts have been holding conversations, but no agreement can be
finalized until the start of the new league year on March 10.
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Seattle Seahawks defensive coordinator Dan Quinn is expected to
interview again for the Atlanta Falcons' head-coaching vacancy as
soon as Monday, according to Pro Football Talk.
The Falcons apparently are willing to wait for Quinn, who met with
them once.
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The Oakland Raiders plan to interview former Chicago Bears head
coach Marc Trestman this week for their offensive coordinator
position, according to NFL Network.
The Raiders named Jack Del Rio as their head coach last week.
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Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch planned to wear gold cleats for
Sunday's NFC championship game. But the NFL found out about Lynch's
plan and made it known that he would be ejected from the game if he
wore them, according to a Fox Sports report.
Later, the league modified its position, saying if Lynch wore the
illegal cleats, he would simply not be allowed to play with those
shoes. When he removed the gold cleats and put on legal shoes, he
would be allowed to participate in the game.
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Lynch did not push it. He came onto the field Sunday wearing
sanctioned black cleats.
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Colts running back Trent Richardson missed the AFC championship game
against the New England Patriots to deal with a "very serious family
emergency."
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Tampering charges were filed against the New York Jets because of
comments Jets owner Woody Johnson made last month about New England
Patriots cornerback Darrelle Revis, ESPN.com reported.
While discussing the dismissal of head coach Rex Ryan and general
manager John Idzik, Johnson spoke highly of Revis, and said, "I'd
love for Darrelle to come back."
Later, Johnson said he "misspoke."
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Alabama offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin is considered a
front-runner to become the San Francisco 49ers' offensive
coordinator, ESPN.com reported.
Indianapolis Colts special assistant Rob Chudzinski is also a
candidate for the 49ers job under new head coach Jim Tomsula.
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Green Bay Packers wide receiver Randall Cobb played in the NFC title
game even though he spent several hours in the hospital on Saturday,
Fox Sports reported.
Cobb was having abdominal pains and thought he was going to need his
appendix removed. He spent about three hours at the hospital,
according to the report, but was released and given the go-ahead to
play against Seattle. (Editing by Gene Cherry)
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