The Tampa Bay Buccaneers hired Greg Schiano as their new head coach Thursday, more than three weeks after firing Raheem Morris following a 4-12 finish.

Schiano was at Rutgers for 11 seasons, taking the team from college football laughingstocks to a program that has had winning records in six of the last seven years.

Irsay irked by Manning's comments — Two days after Peyton Manning publicly complained about the dour atmosphere at team headquarters following a 2-14 season and a rash of firings, Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay introduced new head coach Chuck Pagano and then stunned everyone by calling his franchise quarterback a "politician" who had decided to air dirty laundry.

"... I think one thing he's always known, because he's been around it so long, is that, you know, you keep it in the family. If you've got a problem you talk to each other, it's not about campaigning or anything like that," Irsay said.

Irsay is just six weeks from a deadline to pay the four-time league MVP a $28 million bonus or risk losing him as a free agent.

Dennis Allen is Raiders' new coach — Oakland formally agreed on a four-year deal to make Denver defensive coordinator Dennis Allen its new head coach, a source said. Allen replaces the fired Hue Jackson.

Eagles' Celek unhurt in auto accident — Eagles tight end Brent Celek was a passenger in a car involved in an early-morning crash in South Philadelphia on Thursday, police said. No one was injured and the driver was arrested on DUI charges.

Associated Press