Lions' search continues

The Lions continued their coaching search Monday.

They were scheduled to interview Giants defensive coordinator Tim Lewis, according to ESPN, and Buccaneers defensive line coach Rod Marinelli, according to the St. Petersburg Times. They are expected to interview Steelers offensive line coach Russ Grimm this week.

The Lions have interviewed at least four others: interim coach Dick Jauron, Browns offensive coordinator Maurice Carthon, ex-Saints coach Jim Haslett and Broncos offensive coordinator Gary Kubiak.

Other names linked to the Lions include Chargers offensive coordinator Cam Cameron, 49ers linebackers coach Mike Singletary, Bills defensive coordinator Jerry Gray and Chiefs offensive coordinator Al Saunders.

The Lions have said they will not confirm or deny their interest in any candidate until he becomes a finalist.

MORE LIONS: Quarterback Casey Printers has narrowed his choice of NFL teams to the Lions and Chiefs, a Vancouver radio station reported. Printers, 24, plays for the British Columbia Lions and was the CFL's most outstanding player in 2004.

Kansas City: Herman Edwards was hired as coach, replacing the retired Dick Vermeil and inheriting a team that barely missed the playoffs. The Chiefs will give Edwards' former team, the New York Jets, a fourth-round draft pick as compensation. Edwards had two years left on his contract with New York. At a news conference, Edwards insisted his players would embody teamwork, saying "talent alone doesn't win games. Teams win games." Edwards, who was a Chiefs assistant in the mid-1990s, also issued a warning: Don't ask about what happened during those last tumultuous days in New York. "It's good to be back home. It's good to be here.

I believe in family. And what happened in New York stays in New York," he said. "So if you have any questions about what happened, I'll tell you right now, it stays with that family. ... It stays in that house, and I threw the key away." Chiefs general manager Carl Peterson called his longtime friend Edwards "without question, one of the most qualified head football coaches in the NFL today." Vermeil retired after going 44-36 in five years but reached the playoffs only once and did not get past the first game. Edwards, 51, was 39-41 in five years with the Jets, but made the playoffs three times, more than any previous Jets coach. He began his NFL career in Kansas City as a personnel executive and then an assistant coach under Marty Schottenheimer. On Dec. 31, Vermeil, 69, tearfully told the team he was stepping down.

Minnesota: New coach Brad Childress fired defensive coordinator Ted Cottrell and is considering Tampa Bay assistant Mike Tomlin for the job.

NFL: San Diego Chargers tight end Antonio Gates was the only unanimous choice to the Associated Press All-Pro team, which featured four players each from conference leaders Indianapolis and Seattle. Voting was done by a nationwide panel of sports writers and broadcasters who cover the NFL. Gates, a standout at Detroit Central High, also made the team last year. He's joined by NFL Most Valuable Player Shaun Alexander. The Seattle running back also won the AP Offensive Player of the Year award. Chicago linebacker Brian Urlacher, the Defensive Player of the Year, was chosen on 49 ballots. See page 4D for complete results.

N.Y. Giants: Coach Tom Coughlin and running back Tiki Barber appeared to have resolved their differences over remarks Barber made after Sunday's NFC first-round playoff loss to Carolina. Barber said after the game that the Giants were outcoached by Carolina's John Fox, a former Giants defensive coordinator. Coughlin was clearly displeased with the comments, and expressed that Monday after taking the unusual step of calling Barber in to look at game films of the 23-0 loss. Barber -- who was not the only Giant to question some of the coaching decisions -- backtracked from his earlier statement Sunday that it seemed the Panthers "were in our huddle" during the loss. "We had a good conversation about what we needed to do for next year," Barber said. "It shouldn't be an issue. It wasn't the game-planning, it was execution and them getting more attuned to the opponent than we were."

Obituary: Jack Snow, a star receiver for the Los Angeles Rams and a longtime team broadcaster, died Monday night in St. Louis. He was 62. Snow, father of Red Sox first baseman J. T. Snow, had been hospitalized on and off for the past two months with a staph infection.

Washington: Safety Sean Taylor was fined $17,000 by the NFL for spitting in the face of Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Michael Pittman. Taylor was ejected and penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct for spitting at Pittman in the third quarter of Saturday's first-round playoff game. The offense was considered so egregious that Pittman wasn't penalized for slapping Taylor in the helmet in retaliation. The amount of the fine is the playoff bonus each Redskins player received for the first-round game, which the Redskins won, 17-10.

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