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 Jackson was offensive coordinator for the Cincinnati Bengals the
past two seasons and served as head coach of the Oakland Raiders in
2011 when he went 8-8.
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Former Browns star Bernie Kosar has reached out to troubled
second-year quarterback Johnny Manziel multiple times with no
success.
"I'm embarrassed to even tell you how many times I tried," Kosar,
the popular former Browns quarterback, told USA TODAY Sports on
Tuesday. "I have tried to call him directly 18 different ways. If he
chooses not to talk to me, that's his choice. I'm not mad at him.
But there's a point where there's an element of respect that's
involved."
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A reaction to a substance on Sunday morning was the cause of a
medical emergency that landed New England Patriots defensive end
Chandler Jones in the hospital after a visit to the Foxborough,
Mass., Police Department.
The Boston Globe reported Wednesday that Jones used synthetic
marijuana, which is not illegal in Massachusetts, before walking to
the nearby police station for help.
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The Patriots re-signed wide receiver DeAndre Carter to the practice
squad and released offensive lineman Torrian Wilson from the
practice squad.
Carter, 22,was signed to New England's practice squad the first time
on Dec. 15.
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For the second time in 27 years, the NFL is packing up and moving
away from St. Louis. The Rams lost their franchise to Los Angeles in
a 30-2 vote by NFL owners on Tuesday in Houston at a special
relocation meeting, the final stamp on a plan Stan Kroenke, the
second-richest owner in the league, worked on for most of a decade.
Inglewood mayor James Butts said the "50-yard line is marked for
excavation. The stadium is ready to build."
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Commissioner Roger Goodell said he began Tuesday's relocation
meeeting with a warning: This is going to hurt.
Goodell said the inability to get the kind of stadium projects
completed for fans in home markets -- St. Louis, San Diego and
Oakland -- led owners to the land rush in the Los Angeles area.
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Carolina Panthers running back Jonathan Stewart, wide receiver Ted
Ginn and safety Kurt Coleman are on track to return to the lineup
for Sunday's divisional-round game against the Seattle Seahawks.
All three participated in Wednesday's practice for the Panthers.
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Jacksonville Jaguars assistant head coach Doug Marrone will
interview to be head coach of the Tennessee Titans on Thursday.
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Marrone joined the Jaguars after two seasons as head coach of the
Buffalo Bills.
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Former Tennessee Titans head coach Ken Whisenhunt will return to the
San Diego Chargers as offensive coordinator, according to reports.
The San Diego Union-Tribune reported the 53-year-old Whisenhunt was
returning to the job he held with the Chargers in 2013. The Chargers
finished with the NFL's fifth-ranked offense during Whisenhunt's
year in San Diego.
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The NFL's top official has acknowledged that Pittsburgh Steelers
linebackers coach Joey Porter should not have been on the field
during Saturday night's wild-card game against the Cincinnati
Bengals.
Porter was on the field after Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown
took a vicious hit to the helmet from Bengals linebacker Vontaze
Burfict. Porter was seen talking to several Bengals players, which
ultimately led to a heated cornerback Adam Jones getting an
unsportsmanlike conduct penalty that set up Chris Boswell's 35-yard
game-winning field goal with 14 seconds remaining.
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Legendary sportscaster Jim Simpson, whose career included the radio
call of the first Super Bowl, has died after a short illness. He was
88.
Simpson died Wednesday morning in Scottsdale, Ariz., his family
said. Simpson was watching Sunday's Washington Redskins-Green Bay
Packers playoff game before being admitted to the hospital.
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Lawrence Phillips, a former first-round NFL running back, was found
dead Wednesday at Kern Valley State Prison in California.
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation released
a statement announcing Phillips' death at age 40. He was found
unresponsive in his cell early Wednesday morning and transported to
a hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later. The
death is being investigated as a suspected suicide, according to
prison officials. (Editing by Frank Pingue)
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