As new Chiefs general manager Scott Pioli tries to decide who should be his head coach, multiple league sources believe it’s worth paying attention to Dolphins defensive coordinator Paul Pasqualoni.

The Detroit Lions have agreed in principle with Tennessee Titans defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz to hire him as the team’s new head coach.

A prevailing thought circulating around New York and the NFL is that the Jets can pull off a daily double and hire a dynamic duo. But there is a growing sentiment that it will not happen that way.

The decision on whether or not Plaxico Burress returns to the New York Giants appears to be a long way off. But the way it sounds now, Giants coach Tom Coughlin isn’t ready to welcome back Burress with open arms quite yet.

It hasn’t come up, and it might not. But if it should, here’s the answer to a question that some have posed since the Kansas City Chiefs hired general manager Scott Pioli on Wednesday.

It will be up to the Eagles to stop him. But Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald is on pace to have the most productive postseason of any receiver in NFL history.

As some teams narrow their head-coaching search, the 49ers are doing the same with their hunt for an offensive coordinator. Former Rams head coach Scott Linehan is scheduled to interview with the 49ers for a second time today.

They are a couple that have had their ups and downs. But ultimately, Eagles coach Andy Reid and quarterback Donovan McNabb has been as good for Philadelphia as just about any other coach-quarterback tandem in NFL history.

From the moment he landed in Philadelphia, Donovan McNabb‘s career has been marked with greatness and controversy. Eagles fans didn’t want the team to draft him. Then, at various points, they didn’t want to keep him. Even the organization used its top draft pick in 2007 to replace him.

NFL Network colleague Michael Lombardi said the Cowboys could be preparing to cut wide receiver Terrell Owens. On this, there is no debate. Whether the Cowboys actually will cut Owens is another question.

One of the NFL’s most sought-after defensive coordinators has a new job. Former Jaguars assistant head coach Gregg Williams agreed Wednesday to become the New Orleans Saints’ defensive coordinator.

There were 45 million reasons the Chiefs new general manager Scott Pioli was drawn to Kansas City. As in, the Chiefs are projected to be $45 million under the 2009 salary cap.

Vikings defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier is one of three finalists for the St. Louis Rams coaching job. Frazier was in Los Angeles on Tuesday to meet with the ownership group. St. Louis Post Dispatch writer Jim Thomas said that the interview went well.

The Eagles listed 10 players on their first injury report of the week on Wednesday, but only two — RB Brian Westbrook (knee) and OT Jon Runyan (knee) — were held out of practice.

The Steelers are sticking with the plan of caution with FS Troy Polamalu (calf) and C Justin Hartwig (knee), holding both starters out of practice on Wednesday.