Palmer Tears ACL/MCL
- (1/8/06)
QB Carson Palmer suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)
and torn medial collateral ligament (MCL) in his left knee injury
Sunday in the playoff loss to the Steelers and faces several months
of rehabilitation. The goal is to have Palmer healthy in time for
the start of the 2006 training camp in late July. (Cincinnati
Enquirer)
Raiders Fire Turner
- (1/3/06)
The Oakland Raiders fired coach Norv Turner on Tuesday following
consecutive losing seasons in which the team managed only one victory
in its division. Turner had a year remaining on his contract worth
about $1.75 million. Oakland lost its final six games and eight
of nine to finish 4-12 and with one fewer victory than Turner produced
in his first season a year ago. (AP)
Saints Fire Haslett
- (1/2/06)
The Saints fired coach Jim Haslett on Monday, the day after ending
a 3-13 season overshadowed by the hurricane that devastated New
Orleans and forced the team to abandon the city. He was 45-51 in
six seasons with New Orleans and had the second-most victories in
team history behind Jim Mora's 93. (AP)
Wildcard Weekend
- (1/2/06)
Saturday, January 7
4:30 p.m. on ABC -- Washington (10-6) at Tampa Bay (11-5)
8:00 p.m. on ABC -- Jacksonville (12-4) at New England (10-6)
Sunday, January 8
1:00 p.m. on FOX -- Carolina (11-5) at N.Y. Giants (11-5)
4:30 p.m. on CBS -- Pittsburgh (11-5) at Cincinnati (11-5) Rams Fire Martz
- (1/2/06)
Mike Martz was fired as coach of the St. Louis Rams on Monday after
a 6-10 season in which he missed the final 11 games because of a
heart ailment. The 54-year-old Martz coached the Rams for more than
five seasons, leading them to playoffs four times and to the Super
Bowl after the 2001 season. Martz was under contract through 2006,
when he was scheduled to earn $3.25 million. (NFL.com)
Packers Fire Sherman-
(1/2/06)
Green Bay fired coach Mike Sherman on Monday, a day after the Packers
finished their worst season in 15 years. "At the end of the
day I felt like we needed to go in a different direction,"
Packers general manager Ted Thompson said at a news conference.
Sherman's first five years brought success but not another title
in Green Bay. His record was 53-27 in the regular season. Thompson
said he would start interviewing head coaching candidates this week.
(AP) Vikings Fire Tice-
(1/2/06)
Owner Zygi Wilf fired Tice after Sunday's victory over Chicago capped
a disappointing 9-7 season. Tice, who finished his fourth full season
with a 32-32 overall record. "After significant evaluation,
we feel that now is the time to make a coaching change," Wilf
said in the statement. (AP) Texans Fire Capers-
(1/2/06)
The Texans will fire Capers as coach, but will retain general manager
Charley Casserly, a person close to the organization told The Associated
Press on Sunday. The Texans planned to make the announcement Monday,
according to the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity. The
firing would make the second time the 55-year-old Capers has been
released from an expansion team in its fourth season. He was let
go by the Carolina Panthers in 1998. (AP) Vermeil Retires-
(1/2/06)
With trademark tears in his eyes, Dick Vermeil said this is really
it -- a third retirement means he's out of football. He had told
the team and staff the night before that he would step down after
five years with the Chiefs and 15 years in the NFL. His retirement
did not come as a surprise. The Chiefs will be the only NFL team
Vermeil coached that did not make it to the Super Bowl. "I
would love to see Al Saunders replace me. I really would,"
he said. Team president Carl Peterson said Saunders, who would be
a popular choice among the players, would get an interview. (AP)
