The St. Louis Rams have hired Steve Spagnuolo as their head coach, giving him a four-year, $11.5 million contract.

Cowboys offensive coordinator Jason Garrett has come and gone from St. Louis.

Any hope that Carolina had of signing Pro Bowl defensive end Julius Peppers to a long-term contract extension is being sacked.

To sum up the state of the NFL coaching business, consider this: Only two active head coaches have won Super Bowls. Two! New England’s Bill Belichick has three titles, and New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin has one.

Over the past couple of weeks, the Glazer family called in various Buccaneers players to solicit their opinions on head coach Jon Gruden.

The favorite to become the Buccaneers’ next head coach is Tampa Bay defensive coordinator Raheem Morris, who was a finalist for the Broncos’ head-coaching job.

It didn’t take long for the Detroit Lions’ new head coach, Jim Schwartz, to begin reaching out to assistant coaching candidates.

Schwartz asked for and received permission to interview Kansas City Chiefs defensive coordinator Gunther Cunningham, who worked with him on the Tennessee Titans’ staff from 2001 to 2003.

Fantasy owners are always on the lookout for potential sleepers, even if the next full season doesn’t start for eight months.

One of the players you’ll hear about a lot is Joe Flacco. The strong-armed rookie out of Delaware showed flashes of potential during the regular season, and he’s led the Ravens deep into the postseason. With a full season of experience under his belt and a wealth of talent, it appears that the sky is the limit for Flacco in black and purple.

Cardinals WR Anquan Boldin, who said Friday that he expects to play in Sunday’s NFC Championship Game against the Eagles, is listed as questionable on Arizona’s injury report.

Jason Garrett is traveling to St. Louis this afternoon, according to a league source, and it could be a sign that the Cowboys’ offensive coordinator could be the Rams’ pick as their new head coach.

The Lions received some outside help in their bid to hire Jim Schwartz as their head coach.

During his introductory press conference Friday at Ford Field, Schwartz said that a former college teammate highlighted Detroit’s blue-collar values in trying to convince the coach to take over the Lions, who went 0-16 this season and haven’t posted a winning campaign since 2000.

The Ravens’ rugged defense could be without one of its top playmakers Sunday. And it’s not LB Terrell Suggs.

CB Samari Rolle, who made an interception during last week’s divisional-round victory over the Titans, hasn’t practiced all week because of a thigh injury and was listed Friday as doubtful for the AFC Championship Game against the Steelers.

Cardinals WR Anquan Boldin reaffirmed Friday that he will start in Sunday’s NFC Championship Game against the Eagles after completing his third practice of the week.

Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo met with the Jets for the second time this week.

Drew Rosenhaus didn’t ask for the next question when pressed about Terrell Owens‘ future with the Cowboys. The agent for the enigmatic receiver said that Owens will play in Dallas next season.