NFL-National Football League roundup

Jan 11 (The Sports Xchange) - The Philadelphia Eagles confirmed they completed their interview Monday with former New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin. Coughlin is the sixth candidate the Eagles have interviewed for their head coaching vacancy. The Eagles are seeking a replacement for Chip Kelly, who was fired with one week remaining in the season by owner Jeffrey Lurie. According to reports, the San Francisco 49ers have received permission from the Giants to also interview the 69-year-old coach this week. Coughlin stepped down with one year left on his contract last Monday after 12 seasons with the Giants and a 102-90 record, including 8-3 in the playoffs with two Super Bowl victories. - - - New Detroit Lions general manager Bob Quinn said he has not decided whether to retain or fire head coach Jim Caldwell. Quinn said during his introductory news conference that he has yet to make a decision on Caldwell, who is 18-15 after two seasons, including a loss in a wild-card game last year. Quinn, 39, the New England Patriots' former director of pro scouting, was hired Friday to fill the job that became vacant when the Lions fired president Tom Lewand and general manager Martin Mayhew on Nov. 5 after the team began the season 1-7. The Lions rebounded with a 6-2 record in the second half of the season under new offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter to finish 7-9. - - - As the Pittsburgh Steelers prepare for an AFC divisional round game against the Denver Broncos, they have injuries to their Pro Bowl quarterback, All-Pro receiver and starting running back. The Steelers beat the Bengals, 18-16, in an AFC wild-card game Saturday night, a game that saw quarterback Ben Roethlisberger suffer a shoulder injury and he is considered "day-to-day." Receiver Antonio Brown is in the concussion protocol after being struck in the head by Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict late in the fourth quarter. DeAngelo Williams missed the Bengals game with a right foot injury and the running back would like to play against the Broncos, but he'll have to show the coaches he can play by practicing this week. - - - Carolina running back Jonathan Stewart is expected to return from a foot injury when the Panthers host the Seattle Seahawks in Sunday's NFC divisional playoff game. Stewart missed the final three games of the regular season with a sprained left foot. He suffered the injury against the Atlanta Falcons on Dec. 13. The Panthers also hope to have receiver Ted Ginn Jr. (knee) and safety Kurt Coleman (foot) back for the game against the Seahawks. Backup running back Fozzy Whittaker (ankle) isn't expected to practice Wednesday and could be in jeopardy of missing the contest. - - - Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III did not talk to reporters Monday, but he left a letter in his now-empty locker at team headquarters. RG3's tenure in Washington is likely over after the Redskins' 35-18 NFC wild-card defeat to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. Griffin let Dr. Kent M. Keith speak for him via a letter left in his cleaned-out locker. The letter references "The Paradoxical Commandments," which was written by Keith in 1968 and is based on a poem by Mother Teresa. Griffin was inactive for 16 of the Redskins' 17 games this season after losing his starting job in the preseason. The Redskins have until March 9 to release Griffin or pay him the $16.2 million option they picked up for 2016. - - - Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones believes Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown was "faking" an injury late in Saturday night's AFC wild-card game. The Bengals lost their heads and the Steelers somehow pulled out an 18-16 victory in an AFC wild-card game in Cincinnati. Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict is expected to receive league discipline for his vicious hit to the head following an incomplete pass that gave Brown a concussion. Burfict was penalized for unnecessary roughness and Jones for unsportsmanlike conduct during an on-field skirmish while Brown was being attended to by trainers. Jones, appearing on "The Dan Patrick Show" on Monday, reiterated that Brown was not hurt on the play. "Antonio Brown was not hurt. I know he was faking it," Jones said on the show. "Go back and look at the play. If you go back and slow-motion the play, you tell me that Vontaze hit him in the head or did his shoulder pads barely touch him?" ---Houston Texans head coach Bill O'Brien fired three assistant coaches following Saturday's AFC wild-card blowout loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. Special teams coordinator Bob Ligashesky, receivers coach Stan Hixon and defensive assistant Anthony Pleasant will be replaced, the Houston Chronicle reported Monday. All were part of O'Brien's first staff in 2014. (Editing by Steve Keating)