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 Coughlin is the sixth candidate the Eagles have interviewed for
their head coaching vacancy.
The Eagles are seeking a replacement for Chip Kelly, who was fired
with one week remaining in the season by owner Jeffrey Lurie.
According to reports, the San Francisco 49ers have received
permission from the Giants to also interview the 69-year-old coach
this week.
Coughlin stepped down with one year left on his contract last Monday
after 12 seasons with the Giants and a 102-90 record, including 8-3
in the playoffs with two Super Bowl victories.
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New Detroit Lions general manager Bob Quinn said he has not decided
whether to retain or fire head coach Jim Caldwell.
Quinn said during his introductory news conference that he has yet
to make a decision on Caldwell, who is 18-15 after two seasons,
including a loss in a wild-card game last year.
Quinn, 39, the New England Patriots' former director of pro
scouting, was hired Friday to fill the job that became vacant when
the Lions fired president Tom Lewand and general manager Martin
Mayhew on Nov. 5 after the team began the season 1-7.
The Lions rebounded with a 6-2 record in the second half of the
season under new offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter to finish 7-9.
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As the Pittsburgh Steelers prepare for an AFC divisional round game
against the Denver Broncos, they have injuries to their Pro Bowl
quarterback, All-Pro receiver and starting running back.
The Steelers beat the Bengals, 18-16, in an AFC wild-card game
Saturday night, a game that saw quarterback Ben Roethlisberger
suffer a shoulder injury and he is considered "day-to-day."
Receiver Antonio Brown is in the concussion protocol after being
struck in the head by Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict late in the
fourth quarter. DeAngelo Williams missed the Bengals game with a
right foot injury and the running back would like to play against
the Broncos, but he'll have to show the coaches he can play by
practicing this week.
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Carolina running back Jonathan Stewart is expected to return from a
foot injury when the Panthers host the Seattle Seahawks in Sunday's
NFC divisional playoff game.
Stewart missed the final three games of the regular season with a
sprained left foot. He suffered the injury against the Atlanta
Falcons on Dec. 13.
The Panthers also hope to have receiver Ted Ginn Jr. (knee) and
safety Kurt Coleman (foot) back for the game against the Seahawks.
Backup running back Fozzy Whittaker (ankle) isn't expected to
practice Wednesday and could be in jeopardy of missing the contest.
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Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III did not talk to
reporters Monday, but he left a letter in his now-empty locker at
team headquarters.
RG3's tenure in Washington is likely over after the Redskins' 35-18
NFC wild-card defeat to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday.
Griffin let Dr. Kent M. Keith speak for him via a letter left in his
cleaned-out locker. The letter references "The Paradoxical
Commandments," which was written by Keith in 1968 and is based on a
poem by Mother Teresa.
Griffin was inactive for 16 of the Redskins' 17 games this season
after losing his starting job in the preseason. The Redskins have
until March 9 to release Griffin or pay him the $16.2 million option
they picked up for 2016.
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Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones believes
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown was "faking" an
injury late in Saturday night's AFC wild-card game.
The Bengals lost their heads and the Steelers somehow pulled out an
18-16 victory in an AFC wild-card game in Cincinnati.
Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict is expected to receive league
discipline for his vicious hit to the head following an incomplete
pass that gave Brown a concussion. Burfict was penalized for
unnecessary roughness and Jones for unsportsmanlike conduct during
an on-field skirmish while Brown was being attended to by trainers.
Jones, appearing on "The Dan Patrick Show" on Monday, reiterated
that Brown was not hurt on the play.
"Antonio Brown was not hurt. I know he was faking it," Jones said on
the show. "Go back and look at the play. If you go back and
slow-motion the play, you tell me that Vontaze hit him in the head
or did his shoulder pads barely touch him?"
---Houston Texans head coach Bill O'Brien fired three assistant
coaches following Saturday's AFC wild-card blowout loss to the
Kansas City Chiefs.
Special teams coordinator Bob Ligashesky, receivers coach Stan Hixon
and defensive assistant Anthony Pleasant will be replaced, the
Houston Chronicle reported Monday. All were part of O'Brien's first
staff in 2014. (Editing by Steve Keating)
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