AFC West News and Rumors

The Oakland Raiders' search for a defensive coordinator trudges forward. After striking out several times at the NFL level, new Oakland coach Dennis Allen is looking at the college ranks. ESPN's Adam Schefter reports Allen is now considering Stanford co…

The Associated Press announced Saturday that Broncos linebacker Von Miller is the 50-member panel’s winner of the 2011 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year award. Miller won pretty handily over 49ers linebacker/defensive end Aldon Smith. Miller got 39 vote…

ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that the Raiders have interest in Stanford defensive coordinator Jason Tarver regarding the same role in Oakland. Tarver is actually co-defensive coordinator at Stanford and also oversees the Cardinal’s inside linebackers.…

Kansas City Chiefs owner Clark Hunt released a statement congratulating tackle Willie Roaf for being elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday. Roaf played his final four seasons with the Chiefs from 2002-05. Here is Hunt’s statement: “On b…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The Chiefs are in discussions with Brian Daboll to become their new offensive coordinator.

On any normal NBC SportsTalk episode, Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers would be the headliner. On Friday’s show, he was one of many big names that joined Florio on the set. Rivers talked about the continuity in San Diego and being a finalist for the W…

The Oakland Raiders have hired Steve Hoffman as special teams coordinator, the same position he held with the Kansas City Chiefs the past three years.

The Denver Broncos have hired Mike Sullivan as their new director of football administration. He has a quarter century of experience in negotiating contracts for players.

Antonio Cromartie says in a deposition that Shaun Phillips threw a champagne bottle in a Pacific Beach bar after a 2009 Chargers win over the Broncos.

What is going on with Hue Jackson? Not much. JacksonIn one of the more surprising developments on the coaching carousel the past few weeks, the former Oakland Raiders’ coach is not getting much interest on the assistant-coaching circuit. Jackson intervi…

New Kansas City Chiefs head coach Romeo Crennel said Thursday he planned to hire an offensive coordinator soon. NFL.com reports Crennel will choose between three finalists. There are no surprises on the list: Kansas City quarterbacks coach Jim Zorn, for…

We’ve already heard that the Chiefs plan to have a quarterback competition this offseason, but the name of the man who will oversee that battle remains a mystery. A report from Jason La Canfora of the NFL Network sheds some light on who that man might b…

Tim Tebow’s emergence as the Broncos starting quarterback helped lead the team to a division title, but it won’t result in a hefty increase in prices to tickets to watch him play next season. The Broncos announced Friday that they will be raising the …

ESPN’s Chris Mortensen and Adam Schefter reported that Peyton Manning has been medically cleared to resume his NFL career. This likely means that Manning will be playing somewhere other than in Indianapolis in 2012. I’m sure this story will continue t…

Todd McShay knows what he is doing. That’s why whom he sees the Denver Broncos selecting at No. 25 in his most recent mock draft was so fascinating. He has Denver taking quarterback Texas A&M quarterback Ryan Tannehill. It would be one of the storie…

Denver safety Brian Dawkins told the Denver Post it will be the Broncos or nothing in 2012. Dawkins, 38, hasn’t decided if he will retire or not. But if he does play one more season, Dawkins said it will be with the Broncos. Dawkins has played the past …

How much would Brandon Carr and Tyvon Branch be missed by their teams if they departed as free agents? Well, their teams would have to make up for a lot of missed snaps. Branch -- a strong safety from Oakland -- and Carr -- a cornerback from Kansas City…

Matt Cassel has said he’s ready to compete to be the starting quarterback for the Chiefs this year. He’d better be. Both Chiefs coach Romeo Crennel and General Manager Scott Pioli told the Kansas City Star that there will be a quarterback competition …