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27 Jan 2012	Rutgers' Schiano new Tampa Bay coach The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are counting on Greg Schiano to lead them back to respectability and transform Tampa Bay into consistent winners -- much the same as he did at Rutgers. Schiano was hired Thursday, more than three weeks after the firing of Raheem Morris after a 4-12 season.

27 Jan 2012	Steelers' Casey Hampton to have ACL surgery On the same day the Steelers lost one nose tackle to retirement, it was learned they will lose another to major knee surgery. Nose tackle Casey Hampton said he will have surgery today to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, an injury that happened in the season-ending playoff loss in Denver.

27 Jan 2012	Brady lauds Giants' Manning Less than a few hundred feet from where he works his magic on the field, Tom Brady was behind a lectern Thursday, marveling at the gifts of another quarterback. As he watched the NFC championship game Sunday night between the New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers, Brady said he could not help but take note of Eli Manning's poise under pressure.

26 Jan 2012	Steelers nose tackle Hampton to have surgery Friday Steelers nose tackle Casey Hampton said he will have surgery Friday to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, an injury he sustained in the season-ending playoff loss in Denver.

26 Jan 2012

NFL commissioner Goodell receives extension
Now that the NFL has labor peace for the next decade, commissioner Roger Goodell has job security through March 2019. Not only did Goodell get through one of the league's most contentious and troubling periods -- a 4 1/2-month lockout of the players -- but he also oversaw a highly successful season once a 10-year collective bargaining agreement was reached.

26 Jan 2012	Colts tab Pagano to replace Caldwell Indianapolis hired Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano as its new coach Wednesday and will introduce him at a news conference today. It's the third time Jim Irsay has turned to a defensive-minded coach since replacing his father as team owner in 1997, first hiring Jim Mora and then Tony Dungy as Mora's replacement.

26 Jan 2012

Steelers' Chris Hoke retires after 11 years
Chris Hoke never will forget his first start in the NFL, not after pulling on a uniform for just two games in his first three seasons. It was against undefeated New England, the defending Super Bowl champions, in 2004 at Heinz Field. "That was the first game I started and first-ever big moment for me," the veteran Steelers nose tackle said Wednesday.

25 Jan 2012	Rooney tiptoes around Arians dismissal in interview Steelers president Art Rooney II offered a slightly different version about Bruce Arians' departure than the official announcement by the team last week that the offensive coordinator had retired.

25 Jan 2012	Steelers' Chris Hoke retires after 11 seasons Chris Hoke will never forget his first start in the NFL, not after pulling on a uniform for just two games in his first three seasons.

25 Jan 2012	Steelers' Clark added to Pro Bowl squad Steelers safety Ryan Clark has been named to the AFC Pro Bowl squad, replacing injured Baltimore safety Ed Reed, the team announced today.

25 Jan 2012

Arians says: 'No choice but to leave'
Several days after what the Steelers called his retirement, Bruce Arians said they gave him no choice but to leave the team as offensive coordinator because they did not offer him a contract renewal. Arians, speaking to his hometown York (Pa.) Daily Record, confirmed a Saturday story in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that his departure from the Steelers was not his choice.

25 Jan 2012	Peyton Manning is not ready to retire Quarterback Peyton Manning isn't ready to retire and said the Indianapolis Colts' overhaul is creating an uncomfortable environment at the team complex.

25 Jan 2012	Steelers have QB issues for offseason For the first time since he became coach in 2007, Mike Tomlin will have some issues to address at quarterback. And not just on the depth chart.

25 Jan 2012	How to find a new Bruce Arians Oddly enough, the Rooneys have not solicited my suggestions on whom to talk with about replacing offensive coordinator Bruce Arians, likely because I was not in total agreement with his sudden "retirement."

24 Jan 2012	Arians' departure not his choice, he tells York newspaper Several days after what the Steelers called his retirement, Bruce Arians said they gave him no choice but to leave the team as offensive coordinator because they did not offer him a contract renewal.