Bruschi Wants To Return

From Christopher L. Gasper and Mike Reiss of The Boston Globe:
Tedy Bruschi signed a two-year contract last February, and as long as the Patriots want him back, the inside linebacker intends to honor that contract and return for a 14th season, according to a source with knowledge of Bruschi’s thinking.

The 35-year-old Bruschi missed the final [...]

Pioli Meets With The Chiefs

From John Tomase and Ron Borges of the Boston Herald:
Patriots vice president of player personnel Scott Pioli met with Chiefs owner Clark Hunt yesterday to interview for Kansas City’s general manager job.
It’s unclear where the two met, though sources said it was not in Kansas City. The interview was Pioli’s second in as many weeks, [...]

The Coaching Carousel

In what has to be the strangest story of this off-season, reportedly Boston College plans to fire head coach Jeff Jagodzinski if he accepts an interview with the Jets on Monday.

Notes From Lombardi

By Michael Lombardi:
FIVE THINGS I HEAR….
1.     I hear the Cowboys are not sweating the notion of losing Jason Garrett to another team as a head coach.  They are actually hoping this might

Monday Money Matters

Over the past few weeks, I have written in this space about how the NFL operates on a use-it-or-lose-it basis in which Cap room left over from the previous season cannot be carried over

Thanks Mort!

The National Football Post would like to thank NFL senior analyst Chris Mortensen of ESPN for crediting us with first reporting that the New England Patriots will use a franchise tag on quarterback Matt Cassel. 
NFP writer Michael Lombardi reported that the Patriots planned to use the franchise tag on Cassel this past week on “Showtime” [...]

Pioli Still Considering His Options

From Mary Kay Cabot of The Cleveland Plain Dealer:
The Browns are continuing their dialogue with Patriots vice president Scott Pioli, but Pioli is still weighing his options, which include staying in New England, a source close to the negotiations told The Plain Dealer.

Pioli is also expected to go through with his interview with the [...]

Browns Give Pioli Deadline

From Ron Borges of The Boston Herald
The clock is ticking on Patriots vice president of player personnel Scott Pioli, who today must decide whether he wants to take the Cleveland Browns’ offer to be their chief football executive, according to sources familiar with the negotiation.
The two sides met yesterday in New York, and parted company [...]

Chiefs Interested In Pioli

From Mike Reiss of The Boston Globe:
Patriots Vice President of Player Personnel Scott Pioli is scheduled to interview with the Cleveland Browns today, and the process could move quickly due to the interest of a second team.

In addition to the Browns, the Kansas City Chiefs have also officially asked for permission and are free to [...]

Browns To Interview McDaniels

From The OBR.com:
The Orange and Brown Report’s John Taylor has learned this afternoon that the Cleveland Browns have asked for and received permission to interview Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels for their vacant head-coaching position.  There is no word yet when the interview will take place.
The Browns pursuit of McDaniels is not a surprise, [...]