NFL Notes: Draft, Coaching Candidates, Bills, Eric DeCosta, Vikings

Draft

• Senior Bowl director Phil Savage said this past weekend that he plans to invite UCLA QB Brett Hundley and Oregon QB Marcus Mariota as fourth-year juniors if they declare for draft. (Jason Cole)

Bills

• Jason La Canfora continues to hear that there is a “very strong possibility” Bill Polian will take some sort of “football czar” role with Bills.
• La Canfora adds that Polian’s son, Chris, will not be joining him in Buffalo.

Eric DeCosta

Albert Breer reports that Ravens assistant GM Eric DeCosta is reportedly drawing “big NFL interest.”

Reports have already confirmed that the Jets are interested in him. Breer mentions that the Bears unlikely to be a serious option for him if Ted Phillips remains in place with the team.

According to Breer, there are “tangible incentives” for DeCosta to stay in Baltimore and succeed Ozzie Newsome as their GM.

Coaching Candidates

• Kent Somers reports that every NFL team with a head-coaching vacancy has contacted the Cardinals about DC Todd Bowles.
• Jason La Canfora expects Panthers DC Sean McDermott and Bengals DC Paul Guenther to get some looks in regards to head coaching opportunities.

Vikings

• HC Mike Zimmer made it clear that Teddy Bridgewater “is the quarterback,” and there won’t be a competition next year. (Ben Goessling)