Brees named AP Offensive Player of Year (AP)

Posted on January 7, 2009 
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This Dec. 21, 2008 file photo shows New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees during the first quarter of an NFL football game at Ford Field in Detroit. Brees won The Associated Press 2008 NFL Offensive Player of the Year award, Tuesday Jan. 6, 2009, after nearly setting a passing record for yards.

Drew Brees kept his promise -- and then some. Brees assured the New Orleans Saints they wouldn't regret taking a chance on him and his surgically repaired throwing shoulder back in 2006. Since then, he has set new single-season franchise records for yards passing every year. In 2008, he was only 16 yards short of becoming the top single-season passer in NFL history, and his 5,069 yards produced...


Broncos interview Cowboys’ Garrett (AP)

Posted on January 7, 2009 
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In this May 16, 2006, file photo, then-Denver Broncos coach Mike Shanahan, left, talks with offensive coordinator Rick Dennison as players stretch in Denver. Dennison met with team owner Pat Bowlen on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009, after expressing interest in the position following Shanahan's firing last week.

Rick Dennison served 14 seasons as Mike Shanahan's disciple, and now he wants to be his replacement. The Denver Broncos offensive coordinator met with team owner Pat Bowlen on Tuesday after expressing interest in the position following Shanahan's firing last week. The Broncos spoke with Dallas Cowboys offensive coordinator Jason Garrett later in the afternoon.


Bengals QB Palmer won’t need surgery (AP)

Posted on January 7, 2009 
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Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer won't need surgery on his right elbow and should be ready for the team's regular offseason workouts. Team spokesman Jack Brennan said Tuesday night the latest MRI on Palmer's elbow indicates the quarterback won't need an operation to repair a ligament and tendon partially torn from the bone.

Browns plan to interview Eagles GM (AP)

Posted on January 7, 2009 
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In this Feb. 5, 2005, file photo, New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick, left, and Scott Pioli, vice president of player personnel, look on during a walk through at Alltel Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla., the day before the Super Bowl NFL football game. Pioli, who has spent the past nine years helping build the Patriots into a powerhouse, met Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008, with Cleveland Browns owner Randy Lerner in New York about Cleveland's vacancy at general manager. It is not known if Lerner, who also is conducting coaching interviews this week, offered Pioli the job.

Their coaching search on hold and seemingly locked on Eric Mangini, the Cleveland Browns plan to interview Philadelphia Eagles general manager Tom Heckert for their GM opening. The meeting between Browns owner Randy Lerner and Heckert, who has been with the Eagles since 2001, has not yet been scheduled.


Source: Jets, Brian Schottenheimer meet (AP)

Posted on January 7, 2009 
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In this Dec. 24, 2006, file photo, the Pittsburgh Steelers' then coach Bill Cowher looks on during an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens in Pittsburgh. The New York Jets will talk to Cowher about their vacant coaching job, a person familiar with the search told The Associated Press on Tuesday, Dec. 30.

New York Jets owner Woody Johnson formally met with offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer on Tuesday about the team's coaching vacancy, a person familiar with the search told The Associated Press. Johnson was out of the country last Friday when general manager Mike Tannenbaum began the first round of interviews with Schottenheimer and assistant head coach/offensive line coach Bill Callahan.


Chiefs’ Peterson bids farewell (AP)

Posted on January 7, 2009 
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If Carl Peterson plans to go straight from Kansas City to the Miami Dolphins, he isn't tipping his hand. Ending a 20-year run as president, general manager and chief executive of the Chiefs, Peterson delivered a 40-minute farewell speech on Tuesday to friends and staff. In brief remarks later with reporters, he said talk of his possibly going to work for the new ownership of the Dolphins was "pure...


Chargers WR Jackson arrested for DUI (AP)

Posted on January 7, 2009 
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San Diego Chargers wide receiver Vincent Jackson was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of drunken driving. Jackson failed sobriety tests shortly after 2 a.m. on state Route 52 in San Diego, said California Highway Patrol Officer Ray Scheidnes. He said he didn't know Jackson's blood alcohol level. An officer stopped Jackson after spotting the player braking abruptly, speeding and weaving in a 2008 GMC...

Bruce Smith among Hall of Fame finalists (AP)

Posted on January 7, 2009 
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Career sacks leader Bruce Smith, Rod Woodson, Shannon Sharpe and John Randle are among the 15 finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the only first-year eligible players to make the final round this year. Joining them will be two contributors: former commissioner Paul Tagliabue and Buffalo Bills owner Ralph Wilson, as well as two senior nominees selected last August by the Senior Committee:...

Vick looks to sell Ga. home at auction (AP)

Posted on January 6, 2009 
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After more than a year on the market and a $400,000 price reduction, Michael Vick's eight-bedroom home in the Atlanta area will go on the auction block if a bankruptcy judge agrees to the move. The imprisoned former NFL star disclosed the auction plans late Monday in a new financial disclosure statement filed in his bankruptcy case in Newport News.

Giants an enigma heading into playoffs (AP)

Posted on January 6, 2009 
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The defending Super Bowl champion New York Giants are entering the playoffs as somewhat of an enigma. While they are the NFC's top-seeded team, they have not been playing like the conference's best team heading into Sunday's conference semifinal against the Philadelphia Eagles (10-6-1) at Giants Stadium.

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