Rodney Harrison understands what Chargers RB LaDainian Tomlinson is going through. He has been there. Harrison spent nine seasons with the Chargers before he was released. Not that it didn’t work out for Harrison, who went on to win two Super Bowls as a strong safety for the Patriots.

The 49ers are interviewing and hiring a lot of coaches with connections to Michael Vick. Is this a signal that the 49ers are preparing a run for the enigmatic QB?

Jets owner Woody Johnson publicly supports the return of embattled QB Brett Favre, according to the New York Post. Favre looked like an MVP candidate for the Jets during the team’s five-game winning streak in the middle part of the season. But the Jets, and Favre in particular, faltered down the stretch losing four of their final five games to miss the playoffs. The Jets fired coach Eric Mangini, but now Johnson would like to see Favre return for one more season in New York.

Reversing the league-wide trend of relying on coaching youth, the San Francisco 49ers are bringing in former Broncos, Giants and Falcons head coach Dan Reeves on Friday afternoon to interview for their vacant offensive coordinator job, league sources said.

The Times-Picayune in New Orleans reported that oft-injured LB Dan Morgan will attempt to return to the Saints next season. Morgan signed a one-year deal prior to the 2008 season after attempting to return from an Achilles injury. Morgan started a career-high 13 games in 2005, but has played in only four games since then.

While the Tennessee Titans contemplate the future of Pro Bowl QB Kerry Collins, there’s at least one person campaigning for backup Vince Young. His former coach at Texas, Mack Brown, told News 8 Austin that he still expects an awful lot out of his former quarterback.

Patriots QB Matt Cassel made himself a valuable commodity after he admirably filled in for starter Tom Brady in 2008. But what happens with Brady comes back? Cassel could cash in like Matt Schaub and Scott Mitchell before him. (Or if you want to go really old school or if you are a Survivor fan, there’s Gary Hogeboom.)

With Kansas City on information lockdown in regards to what it is doing at head coach, there are only educated guesses as to what the Chiefs might do. Here is another. Kansas City could wind up interviewing its offensive coordinator, Chan Gailey, for its head coaching job.

Finding out injury information about prominent members of the New England Patriots can be impossible. So when the team’s most prominent player, QB Tom Brady, talks about his rehabilitation from reconstructive knee surgery, fantasy leaguers need to listen.

In recent seasons, teams have searched for double-threat players who can help on offense and special teams. The next could be Penn State’s Derrick Williams, who’s the only player in school history to score a rushing, receiving and kick-return touchdown in the same game.

Bucs coach Raheem Morris hired Jim Bates on Thursday, giving Tampa Bay’s coaching staff the type of veteran presence it needs. Bates is a former Denver Broncos and Miami Dolphins defensive coordinator.

Chargers general manager A.J. Smith responds to LaDainian Tomlinson‘s Web site message from yesterday.

Jon Gruden‘s firing as the Buccaneers’ head coach last week came as a surprise to those around the league. Gruden has a statue in the team’s training facility, for crying out loud — to honor Tampa Bay’s victory over the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl XXXVII. So the firing, despite the team’s December collapse, seemed like a surprise. Unless you played for him, of course.

The Steelers have lost only once in six Super Bowls. And the game they lost came down to one thing: Interceptions. Namely, the interceptions that Neil O’Donnell threw to the Cowboys.

Nearly a month after the season, the Chiefs still haven’t made a coaching change. Mike Shanahan still doesn’t have a job.