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After revealing his surprise that he or any one on his team did not make the pro bowl, Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco has been named to the Pro Bowl.

He will be an alternate player though.

The Bengals receiver was selected on Friday as an alternate on the AFC roster after it was quite obvious that New England Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker, who tore the MCL and ACL in his left knee, would not be able to participate in the event.

The Seattle Seahawks have fired head coach Jim Mora after only his first season in charge and there are speculations that USC head coach Pete Carroll might take over the position. According to ESPN.com, an announcement of Carroll becoming the Seahawks’ head coach could happen as early as next week.

ESPN.com is citing league sources that would rather remain anonymous.

The Jacksonville Jaguars enter their Thursday Night game at home against the Indianapolis Colts with a 7-6 record, but they have an opportunity to end the winning record of the Colts.

With Jim Caldwell’s team having home field advantage through the playoffs, with their No.1 seed in the AFC, what more is there at stake for the Colts?

The coach has mentioned that that priority is not finishing the season undefeated, rather the Super Bowl win, Caldwell will play his starters for their visit to Jacksonville, but for how long?

According to ESPN.com, Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen will forgo his senior season in college as he is expected to enter the 2010 NFL Draft as the player mentioned that he is following former coach Charlie Weis’ advice. It has been reported that his fellow Notre Dame team mate and wide receiver Golden Tate will declare for the draft as well.

The Buffalo Bills are currently without a head coach after firing Dick Jauron and the perfect man for the job is former Bills player and current coach of the year in the UFL, Jim Haslett.

This year, Haslett joined the new United Football League, a debutant football league, in October and led the Florida Tuskers to a 6-0 record in their first season. Though Haslett’s team was upset in the UFL Championship game, the first of its kind, by the Las Vegas Locomotives 20-17 in overtime, his knowledge of the Bills and experience coaching in the NFL would be a great addition to the 3-6 Bills.

According to the New York Daily News, Notre Dame has fired its head football coach Charlie Weis after five seasons in charge of the program.

The Daily News is stating a source close to the program for this latest news which many were expecting regarding coach Weis for a while.

After four straight losses Pittsburgh, Connecticut, Navy and Stanford, and a .500 record at 6-6, athletic director Jack Swarbrick decided it was time to make a change and move the program in a different direction.

When the Tennessee Titans were 0-3 to start the NFL season, many pundits were shocked and asked head coach Jeff Fisher to make a quarterback switch from the older Kerry Collins to the franchise player Vince Young. The coach did not think it was necessary to push panic button for a team that made the postseason the year before.

Now Fisher says Young is a different person compared to the quarterback he benched last season with the team currently riding a three-game winning streak.

Buffalo Bills wide receiver Terrell Owens went back to practice Friday after he sat out most of the week due to a hip injury. Owens also declared that he is ready and geared up to play against the Tennessee Titans on Sunday.

Just yesterday, Bills coach Dick Jauron had mentioned that Owens was still struggling from the injury and was working with the training staff instead of practicing with the team.