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Report: Colts hire Pep Hamilton

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

The number of minority play-callers in the NFL has now doubled. According to Chris Mortensen of ESPN, the Colts have struck a deal with Stanford offensive coordinator Pep Hamilton for that same position in Indianapolis.  Hamilton coached Colts quarterba…

Michael C. Wright, ESPN.com

Chicago continued its frenetic pace of adding to the coaching staff, and is finalizing a deal to bring in former Jacksonville Jaguars defensive coordinator Mel Tucker for the same position with the Bears, according to NFL sources.

NBC Sports, yahoo.com

Bruce Arians' successful tenure as Colts head interim coach got a few heads to turn, and the Arizona Cardinals saw enough to make him their next coach. After the excitement of accepting a new job passes, Arians needs to address how Arizona can become a …

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

Less than three weeks after he was fired as offensive coordinator of the Raiders, Greg Knapp is back in the AFC West. The Broncos have announced that Knapp is their new quarterbacks coach. Knapp fills the spot on the coaching staff that became vacant wh…

Lynn Zinser, nytimes.com

Eight N.F.L. teams hired coaches in the past few weeks. Not a single hire was African-American.

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

The NFL has acknowledged disappointment regarding the lack of diversity in this year’s round of coaching and G.M. hires.  There’s another trend that the league should regard as even more troubling. As former Buccaneers and Colts coach Tony Dungy, now…

Dom Cosentino, deadspin.com

Cam Newton's decision to re-enroll at Auburn has been a quiet storyline this week, but Newton's not the only national-title-winning QB again giving school the old college try. Vince Young is back in the classroom at the University of Texas, and he more …

CNNSI.com

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- The Jacksonville Jaguars have introduced new head coach Gus Bradley, giving the franchise a fresh start with a high-energy guy.

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

If you’re ever going to be optimistic as an NFL owner, the day to be optimistic is the day you hire a new coach. The inherent implication when you make a change is that things can only get better, but Jaguars owner Shad Khan said during Gus Bradley’s …

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Gus Bradley's trip to the East Coast was supposed to be a one-day deal.

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

New Jaguars head coach Gus Bradley was energetic at his introductory press conference on Friday morning, and he said energy is what he’ll bring to the moribund franchise in Jacksonville. “Let’s bring some enthusiasm to Jacksonville like the city des…

ESPN.com

The tendency in the NFL with hires is to get guys who are largely the opposite of the people they are replacing. Departed Jaguars general manager Gene Smith and coach Mike Mularkey were low-key guys. Replacements David Caldwell and Gus Bradley are high-…

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

Even before the Jaguars hired David Caldwell as general manager, many thought he’d take his former college roommate Greg Roman with him as head coach. That opportunity never came, as the Jaguars hired Gus Bradley, but Roman shrugged off the suggestion. …

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

Last month, Colts offensive coordinator Bruce Arians made it clear that he’s not going to take just any NFL coaching job, even though there are only 32 of them. “I’m not just gonna run away to be a head coach, I’m not gonna do that,” Arians said…