This is the January 29, 2013 news archive. View today's NFC South news and rumors.

NFC South News and Rumors

Vitt says Benson kicked NFL security chief “off the property”

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

The bounty case essentially is over, but bits and pieces of evidence continue to surface. More than a few bits and pieces have come from the disclosure of a significant portion of the appeal hearing testimony from former Saints interim head coach and cu…

Curtis Crabtree, profootballtalk.com

The Jacksonville Jaguars hiring or Gus Bradley as their head coach didn’t just cost the Seattle Seahawks their defensive coordinator, it cost them their defensive line coach as well as Todd Wash elected to follow Bradley to Jacksonville. Now the Seahawk…

ESPN.com

NEW ORLEANS -- Let’s take a few minutes away from the Super Bowl hype to take a run through some headlines from around the division: ATLANTA FALCONS Mark Bradley writes that the odds on the Falcons leaving Atlanta if they don’t get a new stadium are 1…

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

Panthers center Ryan Kalil replied “probably not” when asked if he was buying more newspaper advertising next year, considering Super Bowl week is happening in New Orleans without him, despite his published promise to be here. “It didn’t work out?…

Associated Press, ESPN.com

When Charlotte landed a National Football League franchise 20 years ago, city leaders were ecstatic, calling it a critical step in putting North Carolina's largest city on the map.

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

The Ravens and 49ers are the football teams getting all the attention in New Orleans this week, but the Saints are taking care of some business as well. According to a report from WWL-TV, one item on their to-do list is to have safety Chad Jones in for …

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Panthers owner Jerry Richardson doesn't need to remind coach Ron Rivera just how important winning in 2013 is to his future as an NFL head coach.

ESPN.com

NEW ORLEANS -- Part of my assignment here is to help cover the 49ers and Ravens. But I wrote a news story earlier Tuesday that I think impacts the NFC South -- and really the game of football at all levels. While repeatedly saying he and other players “…

Evan Silva, profootballtalk.com

Roy Cummings of the Tampa Tribune reports the Buccaneers have begun contract extension talks with wide receiver Mike Williams. Williams, who turns 26 in May, is entering a contract year. A fourth-round steal in the 2010 draft, Williams has averaged 65 c…

Judy Battista, nytimes.com

Judy Battista, the N.F.L. reporter for The Times, answers questions from readers.

ESPN.com

NEW ORLEANS -- It is almost time for one of the year’s biggest spectacles. Super Bowl media day will be starting shortly in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. According to the Super Bowl host committee, more than 5,000 media members have been credentialed for…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco is reportedly looking for Drew Brees money in a new contract from the team. If he doesn’t get it, he probably shouldn’t look for a job with the Super Bowl XLVIII organizing committee to make ends meet. Flacco was asked by…

ESPN.com

NEW ORLEANS -- Before I run off to Super Bowl media day, let’s take a look at the top headlines from around the NFC South: ATLANTA FALCONS Although uncertainty remains about the funding, five finalists have been selected as potential designers of a new …