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 Weinke, a former Florida State quarterback who was drafted by the
Carolina Panthers in 2001, has no NFL coaching experience.
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced they hired Duke Preston as the
team's director of player development.
Preston comes to Tampa Bay from Notre Dame, where he was director of
player development.
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Reserve offensive lineman Dallas Reynolds signed a one-year deal
with the New York Giants. Reynolds, 30, was set to become an
unrestricted free agent next month.
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The Seattle Seahawks continue to plot their offseason course with no
concrete idea if Beast Mode will be lining up in the backfield in
2015.
General manager John Schneider said he continues to be in
communication with Marshawn Lynch's representatives, but does not
know if the running back will return for another season.
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Cleveland Browns general manager Ray Farmer said there is no
relationship mending to be done with head coach Mike Pettine.
 "We're moving full steam ahead," Farmer said at the NFL Scouting
Combine of the ongoing NFL investigation into his in-game texting to
coaches which violated league rules. "It's not an excuse ... but
sometimes emotions get the best of you."
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To win in the NFC West, Arizona Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians
believes a bell-cow running back is a requirement.
Arians still views Andre Ellington as a feature back even after a
foot injury kept him out for multiple practices every week, curbed
his production -- 55 yards per game and 660 rushing yards on 201
carries -- before he wound up on injured reserve to end the season.
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It appears increasingly likely that Trent Richardson has played his
final down for the Indianapolis Colts.
Asked twice about the embattled running back at the Scouting Combine
on Thursday, Colts general manager Ryan Grigson declined to
specifically address Richardson's future with the team.
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Jim Tomsula's first try at an introductory press conference in
January, when he was officially named head coach of the San
Francisco 49ers, was a disaster, he admitted.
"I didn't do a good job," said Tomsula Thursday.
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To begin bolstering the quarterback position, Houston Texans head
coach Bill O'Brien said bringing back unrestricted free agent Ryan
Mallett is his first choice.
Mallett, 26, played only two games, replacing Ryan Fitzpatrick as
the starter, before he was placed on injured reserve with a torn
pectoral muscle.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers have a number of decisions to make before
the start of free agency and the new NFL year March 10, but the
Steelers already have made a big one.
Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger's contract extension talks are
underway and are expected to be completed before too long.
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Lovie Smith said, based on what he
knows, would have no trouble using the No. 1 pick in the draft on
Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston and making him the face of
the franchise.
"Let's talk about the elephant in the room," Smith said during a
meeting in his room at the Conrad Hotel with three writers who cover
the team. "He's been accused of a crime. There's an allegation. He
went through our court system. I have faith in our court system. He
went through it. He went through the school justice system. He was
cleared. He went through our court system and he was cleared.
Exonerated. So what else can you do?
"That's what we have to go on. We've done a lot of research. We're
going to do a lot more research on both guys. But from what I know
right now, yeah, we're OK with where he is." (Editing by Frank
Pingue)
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