COLUMBIA, S.C. - Buffalo Bills safety Ko Simpson was arrested outside a bar in his hometown of Rock Hill after he refused to leave officers alone as they arrested another man, according to a police report.

Posted by Joe Maxfield COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Buffalo Bills safety Ko Simpson has been charged with hindering police after he refused to leave officers alone while they were arresting another man at a Rock Hill bar early Thursday.

Buffalo Bills safety Ko Simpson is charged after an incident outside a South Carolina bar early on New Year’s Day. Simpson was arrested after police in Rock Hill confronted the driver of a car Simpson was riding in.

Ever since the New York Jets fired Eric Mangini as head coach, the rumors have been running rampant as to who the team is interested to fill their head coaching vacancy; the word out on the street, according to Rich Cimini of the New York Daily News, is that a person familiar with the Jets’ inner workings is saying that the team is very interested in former Denver Broncos head coach Mike Shanahan. But the Jets, in the meantime, are going to interview several candidates, including: Jets offensive coordinator Brian Scottenheimer, Jets assistant head coach/offensive line Bill Callahan, New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo, Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Rex Ryan and Cleveland Browns defensive coordinator Mel Tucker

A pair of first-year coaches made a splash in the post-season in more ways than one as it was announced that Atlanta Falcons head coach Mike Smith and Miami Dolphins head coach Tony Sparano will share the USA TODAY’s NFL Coach of the Year Award. The award was well-deserved for both coaches as they both engineered a dramatic improvement to their team’s win-loss bottom line. The turnarounds were nothing short of amazing; the Dolphins were 1-15 before they hired Sparano, whose team tied the record for the best single-season turnaround in NFL history

On Friday, the New York Jets will interview in-house candidates Brian Schottenheimer and Bill Callahan for their vacant head coaching position. Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo will interview on Saturday. Schottenheimer, the son of longtime coach Marty, is the Jets offensive coordinator

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If your a Cleveland Browns fan the idea of landing Scott Pioli has to make you feel the owner gets “it”. While it is no secret that Browns owner Randy Lerner’s first choice to be his new GM and Team President is Scott Pioli, you may be suprised who Pioli wants to help him “save” the franchise. If you guessed Eric Mangini, Josh McDaniels or Steve Spagnuolo you would be WRONG.

After going back and forth over the last 24 hours, the Jets can officially forget about even a meeting with former Steelers head coach Bill Cowher. “After reaching out to Coach Cowher’s representatives, we were informed tonight that he is not a candidate for the position,” Jets spokesman Bruce Speight said Tuesday night

Apparently the move to fire Mike Shanahan came from left field as some of his players were shocked to say the least when they heard the news. Rookie Fullback/Linebacker Spencer Larsen: “I’m very shocked, extremely shocked.” “I don’t think any of us saw this coming.” Quarterback Jay Cutler: “I’m disappointed, I’m shocked, I’m not happy about it, I’m not pleased with it at all,” Cutler said by phone Tuesday.