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| Old pals LeBeau, Capers match wits in Super Bowl |
NFL Football |
02/02/2011 |
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| king together from 1992-94, their careers have followed separate paths. Capers has been a head coach twice, both times with expansion teams. He got the Carolina Panthers to the NFC championship game in his second season, but wasn't able to get the Houston Texans into the playoffs over five seasons. This is his 25th year as an NFL coach and his first trip to the Super Bowl. ``When you've been doing it this long, you have an appreciation for it,'' the 60-year-old Capers said. ``Once you get here, you want t |
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| AP's NFL Awards on NFL Network during SB week |
NFL Football |
01/26/2011 |
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| : the Indianapolis Colts' Peyton Manning twice - he holds the overall record with four MVPs - and the New England Patriots' Tom Brady once. Brady also is considered a front-runner this year, along with Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick, Houston Texans running back Arian Foster, Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Roddy White, and two Chicago Bears, defensive end Julius Peppers and linebacker Brian Urlacher. Brady, Vick, White and Foster figure to be major contenders for top offensive player. Likely c |
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| East cruises to win in East-West Shrine Game |
Division I College Football |
01/22/2011 |
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| f the second quarter, but after another West turnover was forced on a Tolzien sack, he connected on a 25- yarder to extend the East's lead to 19-0 at 9:24 of the second quarter. The West squad, coached by former Dallas Cowboys head coach and current Houston Texans defensive coordinator Wade Phillips, finally got on the board in the final minutes of the second quarter to end the East's run. Idaho quarterback Nathan Enderle connected with Portland State tight end Julius Thomas for a five-yard score at 2:44 to p |
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| AP source: Texans hire Herring to coach LBs |
NFL Football |
01/20/2011 |
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HOUSTON (AP) - A person with knowledge of the decision says the Houston Texans have hired Reggie Herring as their new linebackers coach. The person confirmed the hiring to The Associated Press on Thursday on condition of anonymity because no official announcement had been made by the team. The Houston Chronicle and KRIV-TV first reported the hiring. Herring, 51, coached linebackers for the Texans from 2002-03 under former coach Dom Capers. He had been the linebackers coach in Dallas since 2008, under f |
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| San Francisco's Harbaugh adds three Stanford coaches to staff |
NFL Football |
01/14/2011 |
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| ), 14th in total yards per game (472.5), 17th in rushing yards per game (213.8) and first in time of possession (34:34). Roman is entering his 14th season in the NFL, having been a member of the coaching staffs for the Carolina Panthers (1995-2001), Houston Texans (2002-03) and Baltimore Ravens (2006-07). Fangio, 52, was the defensive coordinator for Stanford last season, where he led one of the nation's top defenses. The Cardinal finished the regular season ranked in the top-25 nationally in five defensive c |
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| Eight from FCS in East-West Shrine Game |
Division I-AA College Football |
01/13/2011 |
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| n, Delaware quarterback Pat Devlin and Richmond teammates Martin Parker, a defensive tackle, and Justin Rogers, a cornerback. The West squad will be led by Wade Phillips, the former NFL head coach who recently became the defensive coordinator of the Houston Texans. His roster includes The Citadel cornerback Cortez Allen, Southern Illinois cornerback Korey Lindsey, Lehigh offensive lineman Will Rackley (who has switched from tackle to center) and Portland State tight end Julius Thomas. The East-West Shrine Gam |
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| East from FCS in East-West Shrine Game |
Division I-AA College Football |
01/13/2011 |
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| n, Delaware quarterback Pat Devlin and Richmond teammates Martin Parker, a defensive tackle, and Justin Rogers, a cornerback. The West squad will be led by Wade Phillips, the former NFL head coach who recently became the defensive coordinator of the Houston Texans. His roster includes The Citadel cornerback Cortez Allen, Southern Illinois cornerback Korey Lindsey, Lehigh offensive lineman Will Rackley (who has switched from tackle to center) and Portland State tight end Julius Thomas. The East-West Shrine Gam |
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| Williams withdraws from Broncos coaching search |
Headlines |
01/11/2011 |
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| a Falcons offensive coordinator Mike Mularkey canceled his interview and Jim Harbaugh left Stanford for the San Francisco 49ers without granting Elway an audience last week. In for interviews Tuesday are offensive coordinators Rick Dennison of the Houston Texans and Dirk Koetter of the Jacksonville Jaguars. Former Carolina coach John Fox will interview Wednesday.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, r |
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| Line of Scrimmage: Likes and dislikes, Wild Card edition |
NFL Football |
01/09/2011 |
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| later giving a less-than-ringing endorsement of rookie Tim Tebow as the team's field general of the future. Incidentally, Mularkey -- currently Atlanta's offensive coordinator -- canceled his interview with the Broncos. GOOD MOVE, Bob McNair and the Houston Texans. While the Texans clearly didn't meet expectations, firing head coach Gary Kubiak and starting from scratch would have been a major setback to a team that's still not that far off from being a viable Super Bowl threat (I know, you've heard that one |
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| Broncos focus on NFL as Harbaugh stays in Bay Area |
Headlines |
01/07/2011 |
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| Fewell, who was an interim coach in Buffalo in 2009, and Eric Studesville, who went 1-3 as interim Broncos coach after his promotion from running backs coach following McDaniels' firing last month. Elway also said he's seeking permission from the Houston Texans to interview offensive coordinator Rick Dennison, a longtime Broncos assistant who has never been an NFL head coach, and is considering calling former Giants coach Jim Fassel, who tutored Elway in college and in the pros. ``Jim is a possibility. I |
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