Bears
David Haugh of the Chicago Tribune reports that Chiefsย director of pro personnel Chris Ballard was considered to be the favorite for the Bears’ GM position asย late as Wednesday afternoon.
However,ย Ballard reportedlyย challenged the Bears hierarchy during his meeting by wanting to limit the involvement of president Tedย Phillips.
Sources tell Haugh that Ryanย Pace emerged as the top candidateย for the job after hisย impressive interview that “dazzled” chairman George McCaskey and Phillips.
Chiefs
Sam Mellinger of the Kansas City Star writes that the Chiefs will need to make the uncomfortable decision to release veteran OLB Tamba Hali this offseason.
Mellinger suggests reworking the contracts of QB Alex Smith and WR Dwayne Bowe, as well as parting ways with WR Donnie Avery and WR A.J. Jenkins, which would give them close to $27 million in available cap space.
Withย the Chiefs needing to address the receiver position and their offensive line in the coming months, Mellinger believes they should target Randall Cobb, Torrey Smith and Michael Crabtree in free agency, assuming they’re available.
Texans
- Alex Marvez of Fox Sports is reporting that the Texans haveย hiredย Mike Devlinย as theirย OL coach.
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