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: *** Packers' Sherman gets new contract : GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - Green Bay Packers coach Mike Sherman and : the team have agreed to terms on a new contract that will : compensate him as both coach and general manager. "We reached a : five-year agreement that is reflective of Mike's expanded duties : and responsibilities," team negotiator Andrew Brandt said Friday. : Sherman is scheduled to assume his role as coach, executive vice : president and general manager June 1, when GM Ron Wolf retires : and becomes a consultant. Brandt wouldn't divulge financial terms : and Sherman's agent, Bob LaMonte, was traveling Friday and didn't : immediately return phone messages. Last week, team president Bob : Harlan said an annual income of $2.5-to-$3 million wouldn't be : out of line for someone with Sherman's responsibilities. His : promotion to head of football operations made it necessary to : rework the remaining four years of his five-year contract he : signed in January 2000. : : *** Rams' Warner reports no headaches : ST. LOUIS (AP) - Kurt Warner, who skipped the Pro Bowl because of : lingering effects from a concussion, met with coach Mike Martz on : Friday and said he's been headache-free "within the last week or : two." "He feels normal again," Martz said at a luncheon to introduce : new assistant coaches. "I would worry about Kurt if the doctors : weren't so insistent that he's fine." Martz also said there'd be : more concern if there was a game next week. But Warner, who was hurt : in the Rams' last regular-season game, will be able to avoid contact : at least until late July in training camp. "If you can give him six : full months off, he'll be like he was before the injury," Martz : said. "That's why we didn't want him to play in the Pro Bowl, : because he was still having some of these symptoms. But when you : test him, he's fine." Martz said it's feasible within the salary cap : to keep both Warner and Trent Green next year. : Full article at: http://www.infobeat.com/fullArticle?article=406123036 : *** Vikings' Steussie criticizes Moss : MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota Vikings tackle Todd Steussie says he : loves receiver Randy Moss' talent, but not his admitted : reluctance to play hard on every play if he's not going to get : the ball. "Absolutely, I have a problem with him on that," : Steussie told the Star Tribune. "Randy has pretty much admitted : that he takes some plays off," Steussie noted in an interview : published Thursday. "And it's true that nothing negative may : happen on some of those plays." Steussie said Moss does a : disservice to the players who can't afford to take a play or two. : "I know Randy is his own man, and he's a great player, but he's : going to have to start figuring this stuff out," he said. In an : interview published in ESPN Magazine last month, Moss admitted he : doesn't always give 100 percent. : Full article at: http://www.infobeat.com/fullArticle?article=406122116 : *** Mariucci interviews possible QB coaches, considers hirings : SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - Three candidates have interviewed for : the San Francisco 49ers' vacant quarterbacks coach job, coach : Steve Mariucci said Friday. The vacancy was created last month : when San Francisco offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg was : hired as head coach of the Detroit Lions, and Mariucci promoted : quarterbacks coach Greg Knapp to offensive coordinator. Mariucci : interviewed former NFL quarterback Steve Bono; former Arizona : State offensive coordinator John Pettas; and Purdue quarterbacks : coach Greg Olson for the job. He expects to interview more : candidates in the next few days. "There's no rush, because I want : to choose the right guy," Mariucci said. "We're looking for : another (Knapp), and whatever it takes to find that, we'll do : it." In the West Coast offense run by the 49ers and several other : NFL teams, the QB coach is a critical part of the braintrust : which develops offensive game plans. : Full article at: http://www.infobeat.com/fullArticle?article=406125403 : *** Lions hire Pires as linebackers coach : PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) - Glenn Pires, who has coached linebackers : for the Arizona Cardinals since 1996, was hired as linebackers : coach of the Detroit Lions on Friday. Pires was reunited with : Vince Tobin, who hired him in 1996 with the Cardinals. Tobin was : named as the Lions' defensive coordinator last week after five : seasons as the Cardinals' coach. Pires had been Michigan State's : recruiting coordinator and outside linebackers coach in 1995 : after six years as an assistant coach at Syracuse. : *** Bengals sign guard Anthony Byrd : CINCINNATI (AP) - The Cincinnati Bengals signed offensive guard : Anthony Byrd to a two-year contract Friday. Byrd was a four-year : starter at Louisville, but wasn't picked in the NFL draft last : year. The New York Jets signed him as a free agent, then waived : him Aug. 14. : : *** O.J. Simpson surrenders, posts bond : MIAMI (AP) - Former NFL star O.J. Simpson surrendered to authorities : Friday on charges stemming from a December traffic altercation where : a motorist accused him of reaching into his car and pulling off his : glasses. Simpson walked into a Miami-Dade County jail at noon ET : Friday, then was taken to an unmarked police car and driven to the : back of the sprawling jail. He was booked and posted $9,000 bond, : his attorney Yale Galanter said. Simpson is charged with burglary of : a car, a felony, and battery, a misdemeanor. If convicted, he faces : up to 15 years in prison on the burglary charge and up to one year : in county jail on the battery charge. Motorist Jeffrey Pattinson, : 55, said Simpson caused a small scratch on his face when he pulled : the glasses off during the dispute. A jury acquitted Simpson of the : June 1994 slayings of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her : friend Ronald Goldman. : Full article at: http://www.infobeat.com/fullArticle?article=406121379 : Transactions : ------------ : *** Friday's Moves : CINCINNATI BENGALS-Signed G Anthony Byrd to a two-year contract. : CLEVELAND BROWNS-Named Steve Hagen tight ends coach and Pete : Garcia assistant coach. : DETROIT LIONS-Named Glenn Pires linebackers coach. : PHILADELPHIA EAGLES-Signed OT Joe Wong and WR Kenny Mitchell to : two-year contracts. : SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS-Named Jason Tarver quality control coach.

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