Former QB Reich to coach Cardinals WRs (AP)
The Arizona Cardinals have moved Mike McNulty to quarterbacks coach and hired longtime NFL quarterback Frank Reich to coach wide receivers. McNulty replaces Chris Miller, who was fired after last season. McNulty had been Arizona’s wide receivers coach the past three seasons. Reich spent the last six seasons on the staff of the Indianapolis Colts, the last one as wide receivers coach.
House Dems. want ex-Giant Carson to run (AP)
House Democrats are envisioning another Giants victory — not by the professional football team, but by Hall of Fame linebacker Harry Carson in a congressional run. Officials with the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee are recruiting the 58-year-old retired New York Giant f for a race against five-term Republican Rep.
Colts promote Telesco to vice president (AP)
The Indianapolis Colts have promoted Tom Telesco to vice president of football operations. Telesco has spent the past six seasons as Indy’s director of player personnel. He’s one of the few holdovers Indianapolis is keeping around in a major housecleaning project that has already claimed the jobs of vice chairman Bill Polian, general manager Chris Polian, coach Jim Caldwell and most of…
Giants sign 8 from practice squad (AP)
The New York Giants already are stocking their roster for training camp this summer. The Super Bowl champions announced Wednesday that they had signed as free agents eight players who spent all or part of this season on their practice squad. The eight are defensive back Brandon Bing, running back Andre Brown, offensive lineman Selvish Capers, receivers Dan DePalma and Isaiah Stanback, defensive…
Bears hire Bucs’ Holt as OL coach (AP)
The Chicago Bears have hired Tim Holt as their offensive line coach. The move announced Wednesday completes the coaching staff for next season. Holt takes over for Mike Tice, who was promoted to offensive coordinator after the departure of Mike Martz. Tice was widely credited with getting the most out of an undermanned line the past two years and still figures to play a big role with that unit.
Packers raising ticket prices $3 to $5 (AP)
The Green Bay Packers are raising prices between $3 and $5 per ticket for the 2012 season. Tickets in Lambeau Field’s end-zone sections will increase $3 to $72 per game, tickets from the 20-yard line to the end zone will increase $4 to $80, and tickets between the 20s will increase $5 to $92. Suite tickets also will increase $5 to $92.
Haley thrilled to be joining Steelers (AP)
Throughout the 16 minutes that followed him glowingly introducing former Kansas City Chiefs coach Todd Haley as his new offensive coordinator, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin stood proudly in the corner of the second-floor media room at the team’s facility. Honestly. During the press conference officially announcing Haley as the replacement for Bruce Arians, Tomlin even offered approving…
Jets let Holmes’ $15.25M pact kick in (AP)
It appears Santonio Holmes is sticking around — just as the New York Jets said he would. By remaining on the roster through the second day of the NFL’s waiver period Tuesday, the talented but troublesome wide receiver will get $15.25 million in guaranteed money over the next two seasons. A clause in Holmes’ five-year, $45 million contract, signed last offseason, kicked in Wednesday…
Ricky Williams, 34, says he’s retiring (AP)
Baltimore Ravens running back Ricky Williams says he’s retiring from football. The 34-year-old Williams still has a year left on his contract with Baltimore, but told the team Tuesday that he does not intend to play next year. After winning the Heisman Trophy with Texas, Williams broke into the NFL in 1999 with the New Orleans Saints.
Steelers pick Haley to run offense (AP)
The Steelers have named Todd Haley their new offensive coordinator. Haley, 45, will replace Bruce Arians, now with the Indianapolis Colts, and will inherit an offense that scored 325 points last season en route to finishing 12-4. Haley was fired by Kansas City on Dec. 13, after going 19-26 in two-plus seasons with the Chiefs, leading them to the 2010 AFC West title.