Titans Close

While there are still a number of NFL coaching vacancies out there, the only G.M. chair to be filled is in Tennessee where the Titans pared ways with Floyd Reese earlier this year. The Titans, though, have reportedly finished interviewing candidates for the job and are expected to announce a decision possibly by the end of the week. Among the candidates who have reportedly interviewed for the job include Jacksonville director of pro personnel Charles Bailey; Green Bay director of pro personnel Reggie McKenzie; Seattle vice president of player personnel Ruston Webster; Seattle’s VP of football administration Mike Reinfeldt; NFL vice president of football operations Ron Hill and two in-house candidates, Rich Snead, the Titans’ director of player personnel, and Mike Ackerley, director of college scouting. It's also believed the Titans acquired permission from Miami to speak with GM Randy Mueller who reportedly opted not to interview.....

Frank Leonard, a scout for New England, was named assistant tight ends coach for Kansas State. Leonard had been with the Patriots’ personnel department the past three seasons after coaching at Richmond for a decade.....

The NCAA has granted Vanderbilt OT Brian Stamper a medical red-shirt giving him a fifth year of eligibility after back surgery ended his senior season. The 6-5, 305-pound Stamper was a three-year starter with the Commodores.....

Charges won't be filed against star California junior RB Marshawn Lynch after an Oakland woman claimed that that he choked, slapped and sexually assaulted her. An Alameda County Superior Court judge had granted the woman a restraining order Friday to the woman, who described herself in court documents as Lynch's ex-girlfriend. However, prosecutors said a lack of evidence, including no visible injuries, a witness' statement contradicting the accuser and inconsistencies in the woman's own story meant the case couldn't go forward. Lynch is expected to be a first-round pick at the 2007 draft where he will likely be one of the top 2 RBs off the board.