Vikings hire Frazier as def. coordinator
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Surrendering control of the defense worked well for Brad Childress in his first season as head coach of the Minnesota Vikings. So he will do that again in 2007.
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Bill Parcells could become the Atlanta Falcons' vice president of football operations, a role that would put him in charge of finding the team's next coach.
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The Minnesota Vikings Tuesday hired Rich Olson as quarterbacks coach.
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PITTSBURGH (Sports Network) - Former Miami Dolphins head  coach Dave Wannstedt has been named the new head coach at the  University of Pittsburgh.
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Former Packer Edgar Bennett was hired Friday as the team's running backs coach.
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Duquesne head coach Greg Gattuso is joining new Pitt coach Dave Wannstedt's staff as recruiting coordinator and tight ends coach.
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Atlanta Falcons assistant Emmitt Thomas was promoted Wednesday to interim head coach for the final three games of the regular season. He replaces Bobby Petrino, who resigned to become coach at Arkansas.
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The Atlanta Falcons hired Jacksonville defensive coordinator Mike Smith as their new head coach Wednesday night. "Mike possesses all of the key qualities we were looking for in a head coach," said general manager Thomas Dimitroff, in his first month on the job.
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PROVO, Utah (Sports Network) - Brigham Young promoted  defensive coordinator Bronco Mendenhall to head football coach  on Monday.
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The Miami Dolphins have appointed former Dallas Cowboys assistant coach Tony Sparano as their head coach, the NFL team said on Wednesday.
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Vikings coach Mike Tice acknowledged Thursday that the University of Washington is interested in him as a candidate for their head-coaching post.
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Colleges Longtime University of Miami defensive coordinator Randy Shannon will replace the fired Larry Coker as coach of the Hurricanes, The Miami Herald reported on its website yesterday. The newspaper, citing an unidentified source, said Shannon accepted the job yesterday and that his hiring would be officially announced by the university today. Shannon, 40, would become the sixth black head ...
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Miami Dolphins coach Dave Wannstedt, whose team has the worst record in the National Football League, resigned after 4 1/2 seasons and was replaced by defensive coordinator Jim Bates.
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The Atlanta Falcons hired former Buffalo coach Mike Mularkey as their offensive coordinator Friday night.
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The Detroit Lions promoted Jim Colletto to offensive coordinator, replacing Mike Martz. "Jim is an excellent football coach," Lions coach Rod Marinelli said Thursday in a statement. "He knows what it takes to win in this League and I am confident that he will do a tremendous job leading our offense.
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The Chargers received permission Tuesday to interview four candidates to replace fired head coach Marty Schottenheimer, including one-time San Diego offensive coordinator Norv Turner.
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Iowa City, Ia. - Kirk Ferentz had a chance to talk about someone else being mentioned for a coaching position in the National Football League on Monday.