Stanford hires two more former NFL assistants (Sports Illustrated)
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Stanford is adding two more former NFL assistants to its coaching staff.
Stanford hires 2 more former NFL assistants (AP via Yahoo! Sports)
Stanford is adding two more former NFL assistants to its coaching staff. Coach Jim Harbaugh said Wednesday that former Chicago offensive coordinator Ron Turner will be his new quarterbacks and wide receivers coach and former Minnesota assistant Derek Mason will be the defensive backs coach. Harbaugh hired former NFL assistant Vic Fangio as defensive coordinator earlier this month.
Tony Pauline: Scouting small school prospects before NFL combing (Sports Illustrated)
Receiving an invitation to the NFL combine is like winning the lottery, because almost 85 percent of the players selected in each NFL draft had the privilege of participating in the combine beforehand. For players from non-BCS schools, that percentage is usually higher. Broken down by position, here’s a look at the small school prospects who will be among the 325 combine participants in …
Peter King: Welcome to the NFL ‘offseason’ (Sports Illustrated)
LOS ANGELES — Yes, Los Angeles. Out here for a little R&R and hockey; I saw the Kings and the new Brodeur manhandle Colorado 3-0 Saturday night. (OK, maybe I’m jumping the gun 400 wins early for Jonathan Quick, the NHL wins leader at the Olympic break, but he is impressive.) Anyway, this morning I’ll try to be the methadone for your withdrawal from the NFL season. The week after always comes …
NFL Calendar (AP via Yahoo! Sports)
Feb. 24-March 2 — NFL combine, Indianapolis. March 5 — Free agency begins. March 21-24 — Annual owners meeting, Orlando, Fla. April 22-24 — NFL draft.
FanHouse: NFL Network sacks Sapp after arrest (Sports Illustrated)
Sources have told FanHouse that Warren Sapp will no longer be an analyst for NFL Network following his arrest Saturday. The former NFL star was arrested after an alleged domestic violence incident at a Miami Beach hotel, police said.
