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Seattle Seahawks coach Jim Mora has been fired, the first coach in team history to be let go after one season.

According to NFL sources, Mora attended a meeting Friday morning with management, at which time he was told Seattle did not win enough games to save his job.

Seattle lost their final four games to finish 2009 at...

New Cleveland Browns team president Mike Holmgren has made his decision about his head coaching situation. Eric Mangini will return for a second season as coach of the Browns.

Mangini's job security was in jeopardy after the Browns started 1-11, however he has appeared to coach his way back into the job.

There is no doubt that the team's four-game winning streak to close out the 2009 season helped Holmgren with his choice. It was the Browns' longest since...

Former New York Giants star receiver had applied for work release, but is not getting out of prison just yet.

Burress' request came about two months into the two-year sentence he received for carrying an unlicensed gun that went off and wounded him at a Manhattan nightclub.

Under New York State law, inmates convicted of nonviolent offenses can apply for work furloughs within two years of their release dates. Burress pleaded guilty in August to a...

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police announced Wednesday that they will not file charges against the fiancee of the late Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chris Henry in connection with his death last month.

According to police, that there was no evidence Loleini Tonga drove recklessly or with excessive speed when Henry came out of the back of her pickup truck on a curvy, residential road and suffered fatal injuries.

Law enforcement officials said in a statement that after their...

According to league sources, former Notre Dame head coach Charlie Weis will be returning to the NFL. Weis has agreed to become the offensive coordinator of the Kansas City Chiefs.

In Kansas City, Weis will be reunited with Chiefs' head coach Todd Haley. The two shared an office when both were young assistants with the New York Jets.

Weis also will be reunited with Chiefs general manager Scott Pioli. Weis and Pioli were together when Pioli served as the...

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has gone from record-setting MVP to injured superstar to The Associated Press 2009 NFL Comeback Player of the Year.

Brady's strong return from a left knee injury that sidelined him for almost of the 2008 season the Pats signal caller the award Wednesday. As one of football's biggest stars, Brady has gone from NFL Most Valuable Player in 2007, to sidelined last year, to earning his second league award.

From a nationwide panel of 50 NFL sports writers and broadcasters, Brady received...

The Skins got their man and Mike Shanahan is now a huge part of Redskins Nation.

After an afternoon of negotiations, Shanahan signed a five-year contract to become head coach and executive vice president of football operations for the Washington Redskins.

According to reports, Shanahan's contract is worth approximately $7 million a year.

The Skins' intense courtship of Shanahan began shortly after...

It was as if the the Super Bowl never ended when Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald stepped on to the field Sunday in Honolulu. Fitzgerald became the first player in Cardinals franchise history to win Pro Bowl MVP as he caught five passes for 81 yards and two touchdowns.

The Cardinals wide-out scored on a 46-yard pass from New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees in the second quarter, then put the NFC ahead 24-21 in the fourth quarter off a two-yard pass from...

According to reports coming out of New England, quarterback Matt Cassel has decided to accept the Patriots' non-exclusive franchise tender. This gives Cassel a guaranteed salary of about $14.6 million for 2009.

This move means that Cassel would not become a free-agent on February 29th and he will not be permitted to shop himself to other teams. Although, the Patriots could still trade Cassel.

Cassel started 15 games in 2008, subbing for reigning MVP Tom Brady...

The Kansas City Chiefs introduced their new head coach Todd Haley one day after agreeing to terms of a four-year, $12 million contract. Haley served as the Arizona Cardinals' offensive coordinator for the past two season.

The Chiefs couldn't be happier with their new head man.

"Todd is very bright," said Chiefs General Manager Scott Pioli. "He's extremely dedicated and very strong-willed."