
Draft was light on glamour, heavy on intrigue
Minnesota went all in with three first-round picks. Super Bowl champion Baltimore went for replacements for Ray Lewis and Ed Reed. The New York Jets ...

Chiefs' Fisher feeling welcome in Kansas City
It was sometime after the Senior Bowl when Eric Fisher realized he was going to be picked early in the NFL draft. He might even have a shot at being ...

Tons of linemen drafted, but Te'o waits for Day 2
More than 2½ tons of linemen, five trades, one quarterback and no Manti Te'o. The first round of the NFL draft delivered an enormous portion of beef, ...

Bring on beef in draft, starting with OT Fisher
Short on glam, slim on glitter and no sign of Manti Te'o, the NFL draft was still a solid B-plus. As in Big, as in Brawn, as in Bulk, as in Beefy.

Chiefs pick Central Michigan's Eric Fisher at No 1
The Kansas City Chiefs began to realize about two weeks ago that Central Michigan's Eric Fisher would be their choice with the No. 1 overall pick in ...

Chiefs could make rare choice of OT at No. 1
Playing on the offensive line is about as unglamorous as it gets in professional football. Nobody pays much attention to the guys in the trenches ...

Chiefs hold No. 1 pick in draft for first time
The running joke around Kansas City at the end of last season went something like this: "The Chiefs are so bad" — pause for effect — "they can't even ...

Ravens open regular season at Broncos
Are you ready for some Peyton Manning? This year's NFL schedule is filled with return visits and intriguing matchups, and some of the best involve the ...

Reggie Bush to Lions, Welker to Broncos
Wes Welker sure knows how to pick his quarterbacks. The star receiver, Tom Brady's favorite target, is leaving New England and heading to Denver, ...

AP Source: 49ers to send Smith to KC
Alex Smith quietly stayed behind the scenes after losing his job and watched from the sideline as San Francisco returned to the Super Bowl for the ...

Eagles, QB Vick agree to restructured deal
Michael Vick took a significant pay cut to stay with the Philadelphia Eagles and compete for a starting job. The four-time Pro Bowl quarterback agreed ...

Kelly doesn't know if hoax affected Teo's play
Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o didn't show any signs of being affected by the girlfriend hoax leading up to the BCS title game, but his play ...
AP Source: Eagles to hire Pat Shurmur as assistant
Former Browns coach Pat Shurmur is joining Chip Kelly's staff with the Philadelphia Eagles, a person familiar with the hiring told The Associated ...

NFL considers revisions to Rooney Rule
Jim Caldwell nearly went undefeated as a rookie coach in Indianapolis three years ago and he's one win away from returning to the Super Bowl as an ...

Kelly receives a hero's welcome in Philly
Torn between loyalty to his players and accepting a new challenge, Chip Kelly ultimately chose the NFL and the Philadelphia Eagles. He just needed ...

Eagles get their man; Kelly lands in Philadelphia
Moments after Chip Kelly's plane landed, he was handed a new Eagles visor and received a warm greeting from fans gathered at the airport. Welcome to ...

Column: Hiring Kelly risky move for Eagles
Chip Kelly made his bones as a football coach by doing things fast. By most standards, though, his leap into the NFL was agonizingly slow.

New-look Chiefs turning attention to NFL draft
The wholesale overhaul of the Kansas City Chiefs is nearly complete. Andy Reid has been hired to replace Romeo Crennel as coach, and longtime Packers ...

AP Source: Eagles interviewed Brian Billick
The Philadelphia Eagles have interviewed former Ravens coach and current Fox analyst Brian Billick for their coaching vacancy, a person familiar with ...
AP Sources : Eagles interviewing Gus Bradley
Gus Bradley, meet the Philadelphia Eagles. The Eagles are interviewing Seahawks defensive coordinator Gus Bradley in Atlanta, two people familiar with ...

Chiefs announce coordinators, assistant coaches
Andy Reid is wasting about as much time putting together his first coaching staff in Kansas City as he did in finding his new job. The Chiefs coach ...

Chudzinski thrilled to get Browns' job
Rob Chudzinski's roots run 44 years deep with the Browns. As a kid, he buckled on his orange helmet and ran around his backyard in Toledo, Ohio, ...

Browns hire Rob Chudzinski as new coach
Rob Chudzinski's first head coaching job will be with the team he loved as a kid. Chudzinski, who spent the past two seasons as Carolina's offensive ...

AP source: Eagles interview Notre Dame's Kelly
The Philadelphia Eagles interviewed Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly for their coaching vacancy, a person familiar with the meeting told The Associated ...

Chiefs introduce Andy Reid as new head coach
The first call that Andy Reid received came from Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt. Reid had just been dismissed after coaching the Eagles for 14 seasons, ...