http://www.mail.com/people/36584-lovie-smith.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/36584-lovie-smith.html http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1974224-bears-lb-dj-williams-reach-1-year-deal.html CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bears agreed Friday to a one-year contract with linebacker D.J. Williams, a possible replacement for Brian Urlacher. The deal comes two days after the Bears said they couldn't reach an agreement with Urlacher, the eight-time Pro Bowl selection and the heart and face of the franchise. They also have an opening at strong side line... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 21:49:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1974224-bears-lb-dj-williams-reach-1-year-deal.html 2013-03-22T21:49:15Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1968810-bears-ways-with-veteran-lb-brian-urlacher.html CHICAGO (AP) — Brian Urlacher wanted to re-sign with the Chicago Bears. Instead, they're parting ways with the veteran linebacker after 13 years. General manager Phil Emery said Wednesday that the team couldn't agree on a contract with Urlacher, for years the heart and face of the franchise. He is now a free agent after being slowed by a knee problem and ... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 01:36:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1968810-bears-ways-with-veteran-lb-brian-urlacher.html 2013-03-21T01:36:21Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1968552-nfl-owners-tweak-rooney-rule.html PHOENIX (AP) — The NFL is looking to make the Rooney Rule more effective after eight available coaching jobs and seven for general managers did not go to a minority candidate. "We were disappointed in the results this year," Commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday at the owners meetings, adding the league will make some tweaks to the rule. "We think tha... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 22:08:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1968552-nfl-owners-tweak-rooney-rule.html 2013-03-20T22:08:11Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1893226-age-scheme-matter-to-cowboys-kiffin.html IRVING, Texas (AP) — Monte Kiffin figures he could be 52 and coaching the 3-4 defense instead of 72 and running the 4-3. Whatever. Age and scheme don't matter much to the new defensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys. Talent and passion do. "I look at coaching like this, do you like it or do you love it?" Kiffin said Thursday in his first meeting with ... Fri, 15 Feb 2013 04:41:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1893226-age-scheme-matter-to-cowboys-kiffin.html 2013-02-15T04:41:20Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1860570-black-ex-coaches-nfls-rooney-rule-broken.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Three black former NFL head coaches say the league needs to rethink its Rooney Rule for promoting minority hiring after 15 top vacancies — eight head coaching jobs and seven general manager positions — were all filled by white candidates since the regular season ended a month ago. "I know the concept is good and something we need to do,... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 09:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1860570-black-ex-coaches-nfls-rooney-rule-broken.html 2013-02-01T09:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1831042-nfl-considers-revisions-to-rooney-rule.html 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 assistant with Baltimore. Yet Caldwell didn't get one interview for any of the eight coaching vacancies in the NFL this year. "That's almost impossible for me to comprehend," John Wooten, chairman of the Fritz ... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 21:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1831042-nfl-considers-revisions-to-rooney-rule.html 2013-01-18T21:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1828316-bears-coach-trestman-eager-to-work-with-cutler.html LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Marc Trestman had it all mapped out, right up to the Chicago Bears' championship parade. It was there on the calendar. In his first interview for their head coaching job, he had every day for the next 13 months filled in, detailing step by step how the Bears would get to the Super Bowl. "He had every day accounted for, every time ... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 03:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1828316-bears-coach-trestman-eager-to-work-with-cutler.html 2013-01-18T03:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1824974-eagles-their-man-kelly-lands-philadelphia.html PHILADELPHIA (AP) — 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 Philadelphia, Coach. The Eagles hired Kelly on Wednesday, just 10 days after he decided to stay at Oregon. The 49-year-old Kelly, known as an offensive innovator, becomes the 21st coach in... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 10:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1824974-eagles-their-man-kelly-lands-philadelphia.html 2013-01-17T10:41:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1824150-bears-hire-cfl-coach-trestman-to-replace-smith.html CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bears hired Montreal Alouettes coach Marc Trestman on Wednesday to replace the fired Lovie Smith. He has two basic tasks — fix the offense and lead the team to the playoffs on a consistent basis. How he meshes with quarterback Jay Cutler could go a long way toward determining his success. It's the first head coaching job in the ... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 02:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1824150-bears-hire-cfl-coach-trestman-to-replace-smith.html 2013-01-17T02:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1825394-bears-hire-kromer-decamillis-coordinators.html CHICAGO (AP) — New Chicago Bears coach Marc Trestman wasted little time assembling his staff after being hired on Wednesday, bringing in two coordinators. Chicago hired New Orleans Saints line coach Aaron Kromer as its line coach and offensive coordinator and Dallas' Joe DeCamillis as its assistant head coach and special teams coordinator. The Bears annou... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 01:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1825394-bears-hire-kromer-decamillis-coordinators.html 2013-01-17T01:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1822062-broncos-oc-mccoy-hired-chargers-coach.html SAN DIEGO (AP) — Mike McCoy's interview with San Diego went so well that both sides felt he was a perfect fit to become the Chargers' new coach. McCoy had one thing to do, though, before accepting the Chargers' offer, so it was a good thing Chargers President Dean Spanos' private plane was at his disposal. "There was no doubt in my mind when I got back on... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1822062-broncos-oc-mccoy-hired-chargers-coach.html 2013-01-16T00:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1818030-ap-source-eagles-interviewed-brian-billick.html PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles have interviewed former Ravens coach and current Fox analyst Brian Billick for their coaching vacancy, a person familiar with the meeting told The Associated Press on Sunday. Billick, who led Baltimore to a Super Bowl title in the 2000 season, met with the Eagles last Monday, according to the person who spoke on... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 05:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1818030-ap-source-eagles-interviewed-brian-billick.html 2013-01-14T05:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1816028-ap-sources-eagles-interviewing-gus-bradley.html PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Gus Bradley, meet the Philadelphia Eagles. The Eagles are interviewing Seahawks defensive coordinator Gus Bradley in Atlanta, two people familiar with the meeting told The Associated Press on Saturday. Bradley is the eighth candidate interviewed since the Eagles fired Andy Reid on Dec. 31 following a 4-12 finish. The people spoke on co... Sat, 12 Jan 2013 22:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1816028-ap-sources-eagles-interviewing-gus-bradley.html 2013-01-12T22:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1811418-jaguars-fire-mularkey-teams-worst-season.html JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The more Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan watched his team play, the more he realized one thing: "We needed a rebuild from the ground up," Khan said. So the Jaguars fired coach Mike Mularkey on Thursday after just one season, the worst in franchise history. The move came 10 days after Khan fired general manager Gene Smith. ... Fri, 11 Jan 2013 06:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1811418-jaguars-fire-mularkey-teams-worst-season.html 2013-01-11T06:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1810278-ap-source-eagles-interview-notre-dames-kelly.html PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles interviewed Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly for their coaching vacancy, a person familiar with the meeting told The Associated Press. Kelly was the third college coach Philadelphia interviewed since firing Andy Reid on Dec. 31. The person, speaking on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to release t... Thu, 10 Jan 2013 10:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1810278-ap-source-eagles-interview-notre-dames-kelly.html 2013-01-10T10:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1804210-bills-marrone-feels-hes-best-person-job.html ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — It's been such a whirlwind of a week for Doug Marrone — from a bowl game at Yankee Stadium to NFL interviews in Arizona — that it was difficult for the Buffalo Bills new coach to get his bearings on Monday. All that mattered was that he ended up in the state of New York, a place where the Bronx-born Marrone has always felt at hom... Mon, 07 Jan 2013 21:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1804210-bills-marrone-feels-hes-best-person-job.html 2013-01-07T21:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1802552-ap-sources-syracuses-marrone-to-take-bills.html ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Doug Marrone is set to try to turn around an NFL team after improving a college program down the road. Marrone reached an agreement to become the Buffalo Bills' new coach Sunday, three people familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. One person said the sides were still putting the finishing touches on the contrac... Sun, 06 Jan 2013 20:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1802552-ap-sources-syracuses-marrone-to-take-bills.html 2013-01-06T20:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1800968-bills-interview-3-candidates-including-chip-kelly.html BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills coaching search went into overdrive Friday, when team officials interviewed three candidates, including Oregon's Chip Kelly, one of college football's hottest prospects. The Bills announced just before midnight that newly promoted president Russ Brandon and his top executives also interviewed recently fired Chicago B... Sat, 05 Jan 2013 05:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1800968-bills-interview-3-candidates-including-chip-kelly.html 2013-01-05T05:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1793194-reid-7-nfl-coaches-sacked-firing-frenzy.html Andy Reid is the winningest coach in the history of the Philadelphia Eagles. Lovie Smith led the Chicago Bears to the 2007 Super Bowl. Now they're looking for work. Seven coaches and five general managers were fired Monday in a flurry of pink slips that were delivered the day after the regular-season ended. Ken Whisenhunt is out after helping Arizona reac... Tue, 01 Jan 2013 07:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1793194-reid-7-nfl-coaches-sacked-firing-frenzy.html 2013-01-01T07:41:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1793706-bobcats-18-game-skid-with-91-81-win-bulls.html CHICAGO (AP) — Squandering a healthy lead is nothing new to the Charlotte Bobcats — hanging onto one is. Kemba Walker had 18 points and eight rebounds, and the Bobcats ended an 18-game losing streak with a 91-81 win over the Chicago Bulls on Monday. Gerald Henderson added 16 points and reserve Ben Gordon had 15 to help Charlotte snap the second-longest sk... Mon, 31 Dec 2012 22:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1793706-bobcats-18-game-skid-with-91-81-win-bulls.html 2012-12-31T22:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1793304-bears-fire-coach-lovie-smith-9-seasons.html LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears reached the Super Bowl under coach Lovie Smith and consistently boasted a formidable defense. However, they missed the playoffs too many times, never solved their problems on offense and even after a 10-win season they are moving on without him. The Bears fired Smith on Monday after the team missed the playoffs f... Mon, 31 Dec 2012 22:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1793304-bears-fire-coach-lovie-smith-9-seasons.html 2012-12-31T22:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1793364-who-fill-nfl-coaching-openings.html When NFL coaching jobs open, the names Jon Gruden, Bill Cowher and Tony Dungy immediately surface as potential candidates. Much more likely than any of those Super Bowl winners returning to the sideline for 2013 would be the hirings of more obscure assistant coaches such as Mike Zimmer, Mike McCoy and Gus Bradley. And Jon Gruden's younger brother, Jay. ... Mon, 31 Dec 2012 21:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1793364-who-fill-nfl-coaching-openings.html 2012-12-31T21:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1792302-bears-playoffs-despite-26-24-win-lions.html DETROIT (AP) — Jay Cutler led the Chicago Bears to victory, then uttered three words that must have felt awkward coming out of his mouth. "Go Pack Go," he said. It was no use. Chicago kept its playoff hopes alive — but only momentarily. The Bears beat the Detroit Lions 26-24 on Sunday, then were eliminated from postseason contention when Minnesota edged G... Mon, 31 Dec 2012 04:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1792302-bears-playoffs-despite-26-24-win-lions.html 2012-12-31T04:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1765448-briggs-joins-marshall-unloading-packers.html LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The NFL's oldest rivals are spicing up their Sunday showdown with some serious trash talk. Chicago Bears linebacker Lance Briggs unloaded on the Packers on Thursday, saying he's no fan of Green Bay and calling Jermichael Finley "an idiot." Wide receiver Brandon Marshall went off Wednesday, saying he's never disliked a team as much... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 21:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1765448-briggs-joins-marshall-unloading-packers.html 2012-12-13T21:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1755390-peterson-vikings-quick-win-bears.html MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Metrodome roof held up just fine during Minnesota's latest heavy snowstorm. It's the Chicago Bears who seem to be collapsing under the weight of December football. Adrian Peterson rushed for 154 yards and two touchdowns and Harrison Smith returned an interception for a score to lead the Vikings to a 21-14 victory over the freefallin... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 09:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1755390-peterson-vikings-quick-win-bears.html 2012-12-10T09:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1754758-peterson-defense-lead-vikings-bears-21-14.html MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Everyone in the stadium knows Adrian Peterson is going to get the ball when the Minnesota Vikings are on offense. No one seems to know how to stop him once he does. His sights set squarely on 2,000 yards, Peterson's latest jaw-dropping performance also made sure the Vikings can keep their eyes on the playoffs. Peterson rushed for 154 ya... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 01:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1754758-peterson-defense-lead-vikings-bears-21-14.html 2012-12-10T01:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1738546-rice-td-seahawks-23-17-ot-win-bears.html CHICAGO (AP) — On target with his passes, too fast with his feet and composed when he could have wilted down the stretch, Russell Wilson was simply having a blast. Why wouldn't he? He stared down the Monsters of the Midway and gave Seattle a rare road win, not to mention a playoff boost. Wilson threw for two late touchdowns, connecting with Sidney Rice fo... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 09:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1738546-rice-td-seahawks-23-17-ot-win-bears.html 2012-12-03T09:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1722840-cutler-sharp-bears-beat-vikings-28-10.html CHICAGO (AP) — Even a lopsided win was painful for the Chicago Bears. They got Jay Cutler back after missing a game with a concussion, only to lose three more stars to injuries in a 28-10 victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. Devin Hester left the game with a concussion. Matt Forte and Charles Tillman exited with ankle injuries, and if that weren'... Mon, 26 Nov 2012 09:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1722840-cutler-sharp-bears-beat-vikings-28-10.html 2012-11-26T09:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1715128-texans-atop-ap-pro32-rankings-49ers-to-2nd.html NEW YORK (AP) — Just win, Houston. The Texans did exactly that Sunday, rallying for a 43-37 overtime victory over the lowly Jacksonville Jaguars to retain the top spot in the AP Pro32 NFL power rankings. Houston (9-1) received nine first-place votes and 346 points Tuesday from 11 of the 12 media members on The Associated Press panel reporting their ballot... Tue, 20 Nov 2012 22:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1715128-texans-atop-ap-pro32-rankings-49ers-to-2nd.html 2012-11-20T22:23:00Z