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With Peyton Manning under center and the No. 1 seed in the AFC secured, Denver Broncos fans are thinking about Super Bowl XLVII, not the 2013 NFL draf…

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2013 NFL draft – Even the Denver Broncos have needs to address

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — It was just a year ago when Ravens pass-rusher Paul Kruger was considered a slow-developing disappointment. As the Ravens prepare…

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Ravens’ Kruger has timely turnaround

DENVER (AP) — Each of the eight teams still standing in the NFL playoffs can thank their special teams for helping to get them there. It’s part of any winning formula.

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NFL players don’t want kickoffs to get the boot (The Associated Press)

In their search for a new general manager, the New York Jets have interviewed San Francisco 49ers director of player personnel Tom Gamble, New York Giants director of college scouting Marc Ross and current Jets assistant GM Scott Cohen. The Jets were interested in, but missed out on Atlanta Falcons director of player personnel David Caldwell, who became the Jacksonville Jaguars’ general manager, and Indianapolis Colts vice president of football operations Tom Telesco, who was named the general manager of the San Diego Chargers on Wednesday. The Jets were also interested in former Cleveland Browns GM Tom Heckert, who cancelled a scheduled interview. Missing out on Caldwell and Telesco has resulted in the Jets expanding their search and interviews have been scheduled with Pittsburgh Steelers director of football & business administration Omar Khan, Seattle Seahawks vice president of football administration John Idzik, Miami Dolphins assistant general manager Brian Gaine and former Chicago Bears general manager Jerry Angelo. The Jets are reportedly interested in Chargers director of player personnel Jimmy Raye, as well. Those interviews are scheduled to take place over the next few days and, of that group, the candidate with the most uphill battle may be Angelo as NFL teams have been reluctant to hire personnel executives with previous experience as a GM. In the current NFL, Bruce Allen of the Washington Redskins is the only executive with a title including “general manager” who has held that same title with another franchise. Khan has managed the Steelers’ salary cap and contract negotiations and is reportedly the executive that former Steelers head coach and current CBS analyst Bill Cowher would select for a GM position should he re-enter the coaching profession. Khan was a candidate for GM openings with the Seahawks in 2010 and St. Louis Rams in 2012. Idzik has a similar background to Khan, handling the contract negotiations for the Seahawks since 2007. Idzik previously worked in the personnel department with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and has reportedly drawn interest from the Cleveland Browns for their general manager position. Gaine played for and then worked for the Jets and Dallas Cowboys before joining the Dolphins organization in 2008. Gaine interviewed for the Rams’ general manager position in 2012 and was promoted to his current position of assistant GM last summer. Here’s a look at the other coaching and general manager openings: Arizona Cardinals : The Cardinals have already interviewed current defensive coordinator Ray Horton and Denver Broncos offensive coordinator Mike McCoy. There was a great deal of confusion on Wednesday over whether or not the Cardinals had interviewed Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Todd Haley, with Steelers’ brass confirming that an interview was taking place, while Haley’s agent denied that was the case to our good friend Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network. The Cardinals are also scheduled to interview Cincinnati Bengals offensive coordinator Mike Zimmer on Thursday. Chicago Bears : The Bears have a list of over a dozen head coaching candidates for GM Phil Emery to interview and make a decision on. Most of those coaches who have been interviewed or will interview with the Bears have offensive backgrounds, including Houston Texans offensive coordinator Rick Dennison, who will meet with the Bears on Friday in Houston. Other candidates are Mike Sullivan (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), Mike McCoy (Broncos), Pete Carmichael (New Orleans Saints), Tom Clements (Green Bay Packers), Darrell Bevell (Seattle Seahawks), Bruce Arians (Colts), and Montreal Alouettes head coach Marc Trestman. Four of the candidates on the Bears’ list are special teams coordinators, including current Bears coordinator Dave Toub. Other names are Joe DeCamillis (Dallas Cowboys), Keith Armstrong (Falcons) and Mike Priefer of the Minnesota Vikings. Hall of Fame Bears linebackers Mike Singletary, who is currently the assistant head coach/linebackers coach of the Vikings, is also a candidate. Cleveland Browns : The Browns were busy interviewing head coaching candidates on Wednesday, meeting with Carolina Panthers offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski and Bengals defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer. Cleveland has already interviewed Cardinals defensive coordinator Ray Horton, former Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt and Alouettes head coach Marc Trestman. In the upcoming days, Browns owner Jimmy Haslam and CEO Joe Banner will interview Colts offensive coordinator Bruce Arians.

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New York Jets expand their search for a general manager (Shutdown Corner)

Editor’s note: Welcome to another installment of “Teammates,” an occasional Playbook series in which athletes share personal tidbits and anecdotes abo…

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Teammates: Eric Decker rates the Broncos