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 The Colts announced Tuesday that Rob Chudzinski will take over
Hamilton's duties.
Indianapolis lost 29-26 to the Panthers in overtime on Monday night.
"Through the first eight weeks of the season, we have felt our
offense hasn't performed at the consistent level that we need,"
Colts coach Chuck Pagano said in a statement.
"Because of this, we've decided to go in a different direction ....
As head coach of this team, it's my responsibility to make sure I'm
doing everything we can to put us in the best position to succeed."
Hamilton came to the Colts in 2013 from Stanford, where he was as
offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach from 2011 to 2012 and
worked with quarterback Andrew Luck before the Colts made him the
No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft.
Chudzinski joined the Colts in 2014 as a special assistant and was
promoted to associate head coach in January.
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Mike Mularkey showed up for work in Nashville early Tuesday morning
planning to shape a plan the running game at New Orleans. Not long
after he began his workday, Mularkey was a head coach for the third
time and plans changes for the Tennessee Titans.
He will serve as interim coach after head coach Ken Whisenhunt was
fired without warning. Whisenhunt was 3-20 as head coach in
Tennessee, including 1-6 this season. Only one coach in NFL history
had was worse in his first 23 games with a team (John McKay, 0-23
from 1976 to 1978).
Mularkey, 16-32 as a head coach with the Jacksonville Jaguars and
Buffalo Bills, said he never thought a third opportunity would come.
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Blaine Gabbert is starting at quarterback for the San Francisco
49ers this week, a move that sends former Pro Bowl passer Colin
Kaepernick to the bench along with his $10.4 million salary.
Reports of turmoil in the locker room and Kaepernick putting himself
"on an island" around teammates by wearing headphones in group
settings and not embracing group outings began two weeks ago.
San Francisco has made multiple changes entering Week 9. Tight end
Vernon Davis was traded to the Denver Broncos and running back
Reggie Bush was placed on injured reserve Tuesday with a torn medial
collateral ligament. The 49ers filled Bush's roster spot with free
agent Pierre Thomas, formerly of the New Orleans Saints.
The 49ers also announced that cornerback defensive lineman Kaleb
Ramsey was suspended for the next four games after he violated the
NFL policy on performance-enhancing drugs. To replace him, the team
signed cornerback Chris Davis to the practice squad.
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The Cleveland Browns are preparing to start Johnny Manziel at
quarterback against the undefeated Cincinnati Bengals on Thursday,
while one of the blockers that provides protection nearly was
traded.
A deal fell through at the deadline that would have sent Pro Bowl
left tackle Joe Thomas to the Denver Broncos, according to multiple
reports.
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San Diego Chargers wide receiver Keenan Allen has a lacerated kidney
that will sideline him for the remainder of the season.
The Chargers placed Allen, running back Branden Oliver (toe) and
linebacker Tourek Williams (foot) on injured reserve. The team also
elevated wide receiver Javontee Herndon and cornerback Greg Ducre
from the practice squad and re-signed center J.D. Walton.
Allen was injured before halftime of the Chargers' loss on Sunday to
the Baltimore Ravens. He was having a banner season with 67
receptions for 725 receiving yards. His catches were the third most
in NFL history after eight weeks of the season.
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The NFL can play as many as five games per year at London's
Twickenham Stadium during a three-year period beginning in October
2016, increasing the league's potential commitment in England.
Already in place and recently extended through 2020 if the NFL's
plan for a minimum of two games per year at Wembley Stadium, which
hosted three regular-season games in 2015 for the first time.
A minimum of five regular-season games are scheduled for London in
2016.
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers put starting defensive tackle Clinton
McDonald on injured reserve and released linebacker Julian Stanford
from the practice squad. (Editing by Andrew Both)
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