McCarthy interviews for Jets’ coaching position
Mike McCarthy completed an interview for the vacant New York Jets coaching job, the team announced Saturday.
McCarthy, 55, was fired by the Green Bay Packers in early December with four games to play. He had a 12577-2 regular-season record in 13 seasons and 10-8 in the postseason, including a Super Bowl victory over Pittsburgh to cap the 2010 season.
The Jets fired Todd Bowles after the season finale.
Broncos talk to Patriots’ Flores
John Elway, Brian Flores about the team’s head coaching vacancy.
Flores, 37, played linebacker at Boston College and broke into the NFL in the Patriots’ scouting department in 2004. He moved onto Bill Belichick’s coaching staff in 2008.
Elway fired Vance Joseph on Monday.
Saints’ Allen meets with Dolphins
Dennis Allen, the defensive coordinator of the New Orleans Saints, met with the Miami Dolphins about their head coaching job.
Miami is seeking a replacement for Adam Gase, fired Monday after three seasons.
Allen was 8-28 as coach of the Oakland Raiders before. He was fired four games into the 2014 season.
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San Francisco 49ers safety Antone Exum Jr. was fined $53,482 by the NFL for unnecessary roughness on a hit on Rams receiver Robert Woods last Sunday . ... Miami’s Kiko Alonso and Robert Quinn were docked $10,026 each for unnecessary roughness, and Buffalo’s Jordan Mills was fined $13,369 for unsportsmanlike conduct after they were ejected for their roles in a skirmish between the teams last Sunday.