'Your papers, please' must never be heard in America
Rob Chudzinski is back for his third tour with the Cleveland Browns, and this time he's calling the shots.
The Browns hauled their coaching search to Arizona and back. They talked to high-profile college coaches, NFL assistants and a fired pro coach who took a team to a Super Bowl.
The Browns are taking a second look at former Arizona coach Ken Whisenhunt, who could rejoin Cleveland following a stint as an assistant 14 years ago.
When NFL coaching jobs open, the names Jon Gruden, Bill Cowher and Tony Dungy immediately surface as potential candidates.
Cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick, who was selected in the first round by the Bengals, is expected to miss up to six weeks after fracturing a bone in his knee during a workout earlier this month.
The Buccaneers are counting on Greg Schiano to lead them back to respectability and transform Tampa Bay into consistent winners _ much in the same way he made Rutgers matter again.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have hired Rutgers' Greg Schiano to become the team's next coach, a person familiar with the negations said. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because an official announcement was to come later Thursday, after Schiano met with his team. The person says Schiano's deal is for five years.
The Buccaneers are counting on Greg Schiano to lead them back to respectability and transform Tampa Bay into consistent winners _ much in the same way he made Rutgers matter again.
"I figured one of us was going to lose the fight, and it wasn't going to be me," Zimmer said. "They're much easier to mold the way you want them molded when they're young rookies."
"I feel good about that group. I like the athletic ability," Zimmer said during Tuesday's pre-training camp luncheon.
