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Jim Haslett agreed Tuesday to become the Washington Redskins' defensive coordinator, the second major hire for new coach Mike Shanahan. A person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press about the move on condition of anonymity because the team hasn't made an announcement. Haslett was the head coach of the New Orleans Saints from [...]

San Francisco 49ers executive Jed York has a new title: chief executive officer. The 49ers say York, son of owner John York, has assumed the new role in a reorganization of the team's front office and business department. San Francisco finished 8-8 this season and missed the playoffs for the seventh straight year.
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Former Cleveland Browns coach Romeo Crennel has spoken to the New York Giants by telephone about their vacant defensive coordinator's job but is giving the Kansas City Chiefs the first shot at hiring him. Crennel's agent, Joe Linta, said in an e-mail to The Associated Press on Tuesday that Crennel talked to the Giants on [...]

Arizona assistant coach Russ Grimm has been given permission by the Cardinals to talk to the Buffalo Bills about their head coaching job. Grimm said on Tuesday, however, that no interview has been scheduled. He says the Bills are working through his agent Eric Metz and he doesn't know if any talks will materialize.
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The Cincinnati Bengals have re-signed Mike Zimmer as defensive coordinator after two years of improvement under his guidance. The team, which ranked 27th in the 2007 NFL yardage rankings, rose to fourth in Zimmer's second year as the Bengals won the AFC North Division. The defense gave up 301.4 yards a game and finished sixth [...]

Seahawks chief executive Tod Leiweke takes issue with criticism he was less than genuine in interviewing minority candidates before Seattle hired Pete Carroll as its coach. Speaking Tuesday moments after he introduced Carroll as the eighth coach in Seattle's 34-year history, Leiweke said he offered the Seahawks president's job last month to former Indianapolis Colts [...]

Jacksonville Jaguars owner Wayne Weaver says his team will not play any home games in London in 2010. The Jaguars, who blacked out nine of 10 home games this season, are considered a prime candidate to play at least one game overseas. But Weaver insists the small-market franchise won't move any home dates to England [...]

New York Jets wide receiver Braylon Edwards has been placed on probation after pleading no contest to misdemeanor aggravated disorderly conduct in Cleveland. Edwards was in court Tuesday after he initially pleaded not guilty in November to misdemeanor assault after he was accused of punching a man outside a downtown nightclub.
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Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Anquan Boldin says he feels much better and is optimistic about his chances of playing in Saturday's divisional playoff game at New Orleans. Boldin said on Tuesday he "was able to move around a little bit" for the first time since he injured his left ankle and knee in the regular-season [...]

Saying he just walked into "almost dreamlike" control and opportunity, Pete Carroll smiled and rambled through his first day as coach and executive vice president of the Seattle Seahawks. "I am so fired up to be here today. Right from the beginning, they undersold. This is a tremendous place to come to work," Carroll said [...]