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Cardinals hire Arians as head coach

CNNSI.com

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) -- A person with knowledge of the situation says the Arizona Cardinals have filled the NFL's final head coaching vacancy by hiring Indianapolis offensive coordinator Bruce Arians.

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Dowell Loggains will remain the offensive coordinator for Tennessee, and coach Mike Munchak has hired three new assistants -- Sylvester Croom, Shawn Jefferson and George Henshaw.

Maggie Hendricks, yahoo.com

On Thursday night's "Parks and Recreation," some Indianapolis Colts showed up to make a character's dream come true. Andy Dwyer, as played by Chris Pratt, never had a bachelor party before his wedding (for which he wore a Reggie Wayne jersey.)…

ESPN.com

In whatever story Andrew Luck writes as an Indianapolis Colts quarterback, Bruce Arians will always occupy a vital place in the initial chapter. Barring a reunion later in their careers, that’s likely to be the extent of it. Arians reportedly has been h…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

The Titans didn’t fire their head coach, but they’ve parted ways with plenty of assistant coaches. They’re now filling the gaps that resulted from the moves. The team has announced that Dowell Loggains (pictured), who became offensive coordinator af…

Ryan O'Halloran, jacksonville.com

The Jaguars have three staff openings after running backs coach Sylvester Croom was hired to the same position by the Tennessee Titans today. Croom was with the Jaguars for only one year and had to seemingly find a new running back each week. Rashad Jen…

ESPN.com

For a good while I’ve said I wasn’t sure defensive coordinator Jerry Gray was safe. Now I’m pretty sure he is. The Titans announced their staff changes this evening and Gray isn’t among them. In are: Shawn Jefferson as wide receivers coach, George…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

The Titans have started the process of replacing the assistant coaches fired since the end of the regular season. Alex Marvez of FOXSports.com reports that the team has hired Nate Kaczor as their new special teams coordinator. Kaczor was on head coach M…

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

Corey Graham signed as a free agent with the Ravens during the offseason and has played well, starting eight games at cornerback in the regular season and two more in the playoffs, and intercepting Peyton Manning twice in Baltimore’s upset at Denver. Gr…

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

Unlike many franchises, the Cardinals are open about the candidates they’re bringing in for job interviews, and willing to parade them in front of the local media. Today’s candidate was Colts offensive coordinator Bruce Arians, and he said he got a go…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

Earlier on Thursday there was a report that the Jaguars have requested permission to interview Saints offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael for the same role on new coach Gus Bradley’s staff. It doesn’t look like an interview will happen and not becau…

Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com

Seattle Seahawks defensive coordinator Gus Bradley accepted the head coaching position with the Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday morning and Pete Carroll wasted little time finding his replacement. The Seahawks announced on Thursday afternoon that Unive…

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

New Broncos offensive coordinator Adam Gase is 34 years old, and is calling plays for the first time. The fact he’s calling them for a 36-year-old quarterback in Peyton Manning who has effectively been calling his own since Gase was in college doesn’t…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

With Gus Bradley installed as the new head coach in Jacksonville, Brian Schottenheimer will be returning to his role as offensive coordinator for the Rams. Schottenheimer interviewed with the Jaguars earlier this week, the latest of several interviews t…

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

The Colts have their new special teams coordinator. Tom McMahon, who spent last season as special teams coach in Kansas City, has been hired in Indianapolis, the Colts announced today. “We’re excited that Tom will be joining our staff,” head coach C…

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

The Jaguars made it official, announcing that Seahawks defensive coordinator Gus Bradley had become the fifth head coach in franchise history. In their press release, the Jaguars stressed that they’ve found a long-term fit to go with new general manager…

ESPN.com

For all who might expect the Indianapolis Colts to go on a wild spending spree as their cap situation flips form terrible to wonderful, bookmark this post. Indianapolis general manager Ryan Grigson is excited at the prospects, but isn’t preparing to be …

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

Last week, Chip Kelly was adamant that he had decided to stay at Oregon rather than leave for the NFL. Yesterday, Kelly announced that he has decided to leave to coach the Eagles. So what changed? Tony Dungy, the former Buccaneers and Colts coach whose …

CNNSI.com

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) The Jacksonville Jaguars hired Seattle defensive coordinator Gus Bradley as head coach Thursday, the latest move in the team's rebuilding project.

ESPN.com

Before Thursday, the newest members of the NFL head-coaching fraternity -- Doug Marone in Buffalo, Andy Reid in Kansas City, Mike McCoy in San Diego, Rob Chudzinski in Cleveland, Chip Kelly in Philadelphia, and Marc Trestman in Chicago -- all had one im…