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 After one round of voting, the Inglewood project was leading 20-12
over a proposal to put two teams in a stadium in Carson, Calif.,
according to the Times.
Earlier Tuesday, the six-member Committee on Los Angeles
Opportunities recommended a San Diego Chargers-Oakland Raiders joint
relocation to the $1.7 million stadium in Carson, according to
multiple reports. But that recommendation did not appear to sway the
owners during the early voting.
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Hue Jackson will interview to become head coach of the New York
Giants.
Jackson served as offensive coordinator of the Cincinnati Bengals
the past two seasons and has interviewed with the Cleveland Browns
and San Francisco 49ers for current openings.
Tom Coughlin stepped last week as head coach 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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Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger plans to play Sunday at Denver, but
the Pittsburgh Steelers have little idea what to expect from their
offensive stars when they take on the Broncos in the divisional
playoffs.
Roethlisberger said he is "day to day" with torn ligaments and a
sprained AC joint in his right shoulder. He revealed the extent of
his injury on a radio show. Coach Mike Tomlin said backup Landry
Jones would prepare with more repetitions with the first team while
Roethlisberger is evaluated. Tomlin said Roethlisberger has a chance
to play.
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Tom Coughlin is a leading candidate to become head coach of the San
Francisco 49ers.
Coughlin, 69, will interview with the 49ers after meeting with the
Philadelphia Eagles days after parting with the New York Giants.
Coughlin won two Super Bowls in 12 seasons with the Giants.
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Green Bay Packers wide receiver Davante Adams could miss Saturday's
NFC divisional playoff game at Arizona with a knee injury.
Adams has a sprained MCL in his right knee, according to ESPN
Wisconsin. He had 50 catches in the regular season and caught four
passes for 48 yards and a touchdown at Washington on Sunday.
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Dan Campbell was released from his contract by the Miami Dolphins,
who hired Adam Gase as head coach last week.
Campbell coached the final 12 games in 2015 and was 5-7 as interim
head coach. He replaced Joe Philbin and won his first two games.
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The Dolphins hired Cincinnati Bengals assistant coach Vance Joseph
as their defensive coordinator.
Joseph served as the Bengals defensive backs coach since 2014.
Before that, he held the same job with the San Francisco 49ers for
five years and the Houston Texans for three years.
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The Dolphins waived offensive tackle Jason Fox.
Fox spent two seasons with the Dolphins and played in 24 games.
After signing as an unrestricted free agent in 2014, Fox went on to
start 11 games at right tackle and two at left tackle in two years.
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The Arizona Cardinals signed linebacker Jason Babin, promoted
linebacker Gabe Martin from the practice squad to the active roster
and signed linebacker Quayshawn Nealy to the practice squad ahead of
their playoff game this weekend.
To clear space on the roster, the Cardinals placed defensive tackle
Cory Redding (ankle) on injured reserve and linebacker Alex Okafor
(toe) on the non-football injury list.
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Two days after the Minnesota Vikings were ousted from the playoffs,
coach Mike Zimmer ousted offensive line coach Jeff Davidson.
Zimmer said Davidson's contract will not be renewed for 2016 but
that he expects offensive coordinator Norv Turner to be back next
season.
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The Buffalo Bills announced that defensive backs coach Donnie
Henderson and special teams quality control coach Michael Hamlin
will not be returning to the team for the 2016 season.
Henderson had been in charge of defensive backs since 2013 and
Hamlin was in his first year with the team.
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Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict wants to meet face to
face with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to make a case to have his
three-game suspension reduced, ESPN reported Tuesday.
Burfict was suspended three games by the NFL on Monday for his hit
on Pittsburgh wide receiver Antonio Brown during Cincinnati's AFC
wild-card game on Saturday. It is the first career suspension for
Burfict, who is no stranger to league discipline.
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The New England Patriots signed rookie safety Cedric Thompson and
wide receiver J.J. Worton to the practice squad and released wide
receiver DeAndre Carter from the practice squad.
Thompson, drafted in the fifth round by the Miami Dolphins in 2015,
was released by the team on Sept. 5 and signed to its practice
squad. Worton was on the St. Louis Rams' practice squad last month
after the rookie free agent signed with the team. (Editing by Frank
Pingue)
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