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NFL.com reports Cincinnati Bengals LB Rey Maualuga (ankle) suffered a fractured ankle in Week 16 and will be placed on injured reserve.

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Adam Schefter and Chris Mortensen, of ESPN, report people that know former NFL head coach Bill Cowher believe he plans to coach in the NFL in 2010, according to league sources. Cowher is making calls to piece together a coaching staff and acting like he will coach next season.

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ESPN.com reports the Atlanta Falcons have signed team president Rich McKay to a five-year contract extension, a source told ESPN’s Chris Mortensen.

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Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy said PK Mason Crosby will be the team’s kicker moving forward, and has zero interest in bringing someone else in. P Jeremy Kapinos will remain the holder.

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Chris Mortensen, of ESPN, reports former NFL head coach and executive Mike Holmgren is expected to accept the Cleveland Browns’ offer to run their football operations.

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The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports Minnesota Vikings head coach Brad Childress tried to remove QB Brett Favre from the team’s Nov. 15 game against the Detroit Lions, according to people with knowledge of the situation. Favre eventually did come out of that game.

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ESPN.com reports the Washington Redskins have hired former Tampa Bay Buccaneers general manager Bruce Allen as their executive vice president of football operations, sources have told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Redskins have complied with the Rooney Rule by interviewing at least two minority candidates, according to a league source.

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Cincinnati Bengals WR Chris Henry has died, police in Charlotte, North Carolina, say. Henry was injured after falling out of a truck, police said earlier.

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Kevin Acee, of the San Diego Union-Tribune, reports San Diego Chargers head coach Norv Turner will likely get a contract extension, possibly right after the regular season ends. Turner’s contract is due to expire after the 2010 season. Team sources claim Turner is assured to get a contract extension after the season ends.

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Bob Grotz, of the Delaware County Times, reports the Philadelphia Eagles quietly confirmed that they anticipate RB Brian Westbrook (concussion) playing in the team’s Week 15 game. Only a medical setback would keep Westbrook from returning to action.

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LB Brandon Chillar signed a four-year, $21 million contract extension with Green Bay Packers on Monday.

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The Houston Texans have placed second-year running back Steve Slaton on injured reserve with a shoulder problem, ending his season.

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The Cincinnati Bengals have agreed to terms with free agent DL Shaun Smith.

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David Scott, of the Charlotte Observer, reports Carolina Panthers head coach John Fox, while pleased with QB Matt Moore’s performance in Week 13, was not ready to name him the starter for Week 14. “It’s just like any other position,” Fox said. “We’ll evaluate it. That’s why we practice.” Fox was equally evasive on whether [...]

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Sean Jensen, of the Pioneer Press, reports Dr. David Thorson said Minnesota Vikings LB E.J. Henderson’s (femur) fractured femur likely would not end his career and that Henderson could run in about two months. Thorson said, “Assuming everything is as it should be, my guess is he’ll be participating in training camp. The bone heals [...]

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