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 Kubiak left Baltimore to take the head coaching job with the
Denver Broncos. Trestman was fired by the Bears at the end of the
2014 season after two years in Chicago and a 13-19 record.
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A second-quarter interception by Indianapolis Colts inside
linebacker D'Qwell Jackson started the ball rolling into the
investigation of the New England Patriots possibly intentionally
deflating footballs.
According to Newsday, Jackson's pick in the second quarter, with the
Colts trailing 17-7, wound up in the hands of the Colts' equipment
staff.
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The Oakland Raiders confirmed earlier reports that Bill Musgrave
will be the team's offensive coordinator under new coach Jack Del
Rio.
The 47-year-old Musgrave, who spent the 2014 season as the
Philadelphia Eagles' quarterbacks coach, previously worked with Del
Rio as his offensive coordinator with the Jacksonville Jaguars in
2003 and 2004.
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 Former Buffalo Bills head coach Doug Marrone joins the Jacksonville
Jaguars as assistant head coach for offense and offensive line coach
and former Oakland Raiders assistant Greg Olson is the new offensive
coordinator.
Marrone, who resigned as Bills coach on Dec. 31, interviewed for
multiple openings to remain a head coach in the NFL. He went 15-17
in two seasons with the Bills before opting out of his contract,
using a clause to be released from his deal in the event of a change
in ownership. The deal guaranteed his $4 million salary in 2015.
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John Fox promised the Chicago Bears would build a winning defense,
and his first major hire with the team could be a step in that
direction. The new Bears head coach interviewed Vic Fangio on
Saturday and the two sides closed the deal on Tuesday to make him
the team's defensive coordinator.
Fangio was released from his contract with the San Francisco 49ers
after the defensive line coach Jim Tomsula was promoted to replace
Jim Harbaugh. Fangio's 3-4 defense finished in the top 10 in points
allowed and total yards each of his four seasons with the 49ers.
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Former St. Louis Rams head coach Mike Martz is a candidate for the
Cleveland Browns' offensive coordinator job.
The Browns exhaustive search for Kyle Shanahan's replacement could
include more than a dozen candidates. Martz has been out of the NFL
since 2011 when he was play-caller of the Chicago Bears.
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Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers bowed out of the Pro
Bowl with a calf injury, and was replaced by Andy Dalton of the
Cincinnati Bengals.
Dalton will appear in his second Pro Bowl.
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The Philadelphia Eagles hold the 20th pick in the 2015 NFL Draft but
might be willing to move up for an opportunity to select Oregon
quarterback Marcus Mariota, according to a NJ.com report Tuesday.
Mariota, the 2014 Heisman Trophy winner who led the Ducks to the
national championship game earlier this month, is expected to be
drafted within the top five picks on April 30 and possibly No. 1
overall.
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Bill Vinovich was named the referee on the seven-man crew assigned
to work Super Bowl XLIX on Feb. 1 when the Seattle Seahawks face the
New England Patriots at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale,
Ariz.
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Former NFL tight end Jerramy Stevens was arrested for driving under
the influence in Los Angeles on Monday morning, according to TMZ.
His wife, USA soccer goalie Hope Solo, was in the car as well and
reportedly used her cell phone to record officers during the traffic
stop.
Stevens' bail was set at $5,000, according to the report.
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The NFL is making several rule changes for the Pro Bowl that will
directly impact the kickers.
Goal posts will be 14 feet wide instead of the traditional 18.6 feet
and extra-point attempts will be moved back from the 10-yard line to
the 15, NFL executive vice president of football operations Troy
Vincent said Tuesday.
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New Denver Broncos coach Gary Kubiak added veteran special teams
coordinator Joe DeCamillis to his staff.
DeCamillis will enter his 27th NFL season, including 22 as a special
teams coach. He spent the past two seasons with the Chicago Bears
but returns to Denver, where he began his NFL career in 1988.
(Editing by Frank Pingue)
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