Atlanta Falcons offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter is a head coaching candidate for several NFL vacancies.

Koetter will interview with the Eagles, Chiefs and Browns.

The Cleveland Browns are expected to make a "major run" at Bill O'Brien and Chip Kelly.

O'Brien is the Patriots' former offensive coordinator and current hed coach of Penn State.

Kelly has had immediate major success as head coach of Oregon.

The Cleveland Browns will fire head coach Pat Shurmur and general manager Tom Heckert on Monday, according to sources.

Sources told the Plain Dealer that Shurmur and Heckert both know they will be let go but have not been informed of the decision.

The Browns began the season 0-5.

The following players have been voted to the 2012 Pro Bowl.

AFC Offense

Quarterbacks — Tom Brady, New England Patriots; Peyton Manning, Denver Broncos; Matt Schaub, Houston Texans

Running backs — Jamaal Charles, Kansas City Chiefs; Arian Foster, Houston Texans; Ray Rice, Baltimore Ravens

Fullback — Vonta Leach, Baltimore Ravens

Wide receivers — A.J. Green, Cincinnati Bengals; Andre Johnson, Houston Texans; Reggie Wayne, Indianapolis Colts; Wes Welker, New England Patriots

Tight ends — Rob Gronkowski, New England Patriots; Heath Miller, Pittsburgh Steelers

Tackles — Duane Brown, Houston Texans; Ryan Clady, Denver Broncos; Joe Thomas, Cleveland Browns; Marshall Yanda, Baltimore Ravens

Guards — Logan Mankins, New England Patriots; Wade Smith, Houston Texans

Centers — Chris Myers, Houston Texans; Maurkice Pouncey, Pittsburgh Steelers

AFC Defense

Ends — Elvis Dumervil, Denver Broncos; Cameron Wake, Miami Dolphins; J.J. Watt, Houston Texans

Interior linemen — Geno Atkins, Cincinnati Bengals; Haloti Ngata, Baltimore Ravens; Vince Wilfork, New England Patriots

Outside linebackers — Tamba Hali, Kansas City Chiefs; Robert Mathis, Indianapolis Colts; Von Viller, Denver Broncos

Inside/middle linebackers — Derrick Johnson, Kansas City Chiefs; Jerod Mayo, New England Patriots

Cornerbacks — Champ Bailey, Denver Broncos; Antonio Cromartie, New York Jets; Johnathan Joseph, Houston Texans

Strong safeties — Eric Berry, Kansas City Chiefs; LaRon Landry, New York Jets

Free safety — Ed Reed, Baltimore

AFC Specialists

Placekicker — Phil Dawson, Cleveland Browns

Punter — Dustin Colquitt, Kansas City Chiefs

Kick returner — Jacoby Jones, Baltimore Ravens

Special team — Matthew Slater, New England Patriots

NFC Offense

Quarterbacks — Robert Griffin III, Washington Redskins; Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers; Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons

Running backs — Frank Gore, San Francisco 49ers; Marshawn Lynch, Seattle Seahawks; Adrian Peterson, Minnesota Vikings

Fullback — Jerome Felton, Minnesota Vikings

Wide receivers — Victor Cruz, New York Giants; Calvin Johnson, Detroit Lions; Julio Jones, Atlanta Falcons; Brandon Marshall, Chicago Bears

Tight ends — Tony Gonzalez, Atlanta Falcons; Jason Witten, Dallas Cowboys

Tackles — Russell Okung, Seattle Seahawks; Joe Staley, San Francisco 49ers; Trent Williams, Washington Redskins

Guards — Jahri Evans, New Orleans Saints; Mike Iupati, San Francisco 49ers; Chris Snee, New York Giants

Centers — Jeff Saturday, Green Bay Packers; Max Unger, Seattle Seahawks

NFC Defense

Ends — Jared Allen, Minnesota Vikings; Julius Peppers, Chicago Bears; Jason Pierre-Paul, New York Giants

Interior linemen — Gerald McCoy, Tampa Bay Buccaneers; Henry Melton, Chicago Bears; Justin Smith, San Francisco 49ers

Outside linebackers — Clay Matthews, Green Bay Packers; Aldon Smith, San Francisco 49ers; DeMarcus Ware, Dallas Cowboys

Inside/middle linebackers — NaVorro Bowman, San Francisco 49ers; Patrick Willis, San Francisco 49ers

Cornerbacks — Tim Jennings, Chicago Bears; Patrick Peterson, Arizona Cardinals; Charles Tillman, Chicago Bears

Strong safeties — Donte Whitner, San Francisco 49ers

Free safeties — Dashon Goldson, San Francisco 49ers; Earl Thomas, Seattle Seahawks

NFC Specialists

Placekicker — Blair Walsh, Minnesota Vikings

Punter — Thomas Morstead, New Orleans Saints

Kick returner — Leon Washington, Seattle Seahawks

Special team — Lorenzo Alexander, Washington Redskins

The Cleveland Browns may start third-string quarterback Thad Lewis in their Week 17 finale with both Brandon Weeden and Colt McCoy out with shoulder injuries.

The Browns faced an eerily similar scenario in 2008 when Bruce Gradkowski started after Brady Quinn, Derek Anderson and Ken Dorsey were all on injured reserve.

The Cleveland Browns are expected to part ways with head coach Pat Shurmur and general manager Tom Heckert, according to sources.

Mike Lombardi is a top candidate to become GM, while Nick Saban continues to be mentioned as an option as head coach.

One source who has been in contact with Saban estimated that it's “80/20 he stays” at Alabama, but no one expects to hear definitively until after the school faces Notre Dame in the BCS National Championship on Jan. 7.

The Browns are also expected to consider Chip Kelly and Josh McDaniels.

Trent Richardson questioned the playcalling of Pat Shurmer following the Cleveland Browns' 38-21 loss to the Redskins.

Richardson had 24 yards and a touchdown on his first four carries in the first quarter.

But Richardson had just two carries in the second half.

"We [were] ready for the game," Richardson said. "I think we've just got a game plan, and the game plan we had at the beginning of the game, I think we should've stuck with it. But we didn't stick with the game plan and we tried to go do some other stuff, and the outcome came in a different way."

Richardson was taken aback by his inactivity in the second half.

"It's shocking," he said. "But like I said, the game's much bigger than me. I've got to let coach do what he does."

Richardson apologized to the fans.

"Today we let ourselves down and we let the whole city of Cleveland down -- especially, the season-ticket holders," Richardson said, "I feel for bad for them and I want to say as a man, I just want to come to them and apologize because this was the last home game. We're supposed to go out with a blast. It was a big ballgame and we didn't do what we were supposed to do."

The Cleveland Browns may reduce Trent Richardson's carries.

Richardson is averaging 3.5 yards per carry during the Browns' current three-game winning streak.

Offensive coordinator Brad Childress said the Browns will give more time to Montario Hardesty.

“Are we going to give him a series every now and then, or every third series or something to that nature?” Childress said. “Yeah, we talk about that.”

The Cleveland Browns are now 5-8 and have won three straight games for the first time since the end of 2009.

Pat Shurmur is making a case to remain head coach though the Boston Globe reported that Nick Saban, Chip Kelly and Josh McDaniels could become candidates.

The Boston Globe reported that Michael Lombardi is the frontrunner to become the next general manager of the Browns.

Peyton Hillis was criticized by former Cleveland Browns' teammate Joe Thomas about refusing to play while sick and injured and for being the source of a "toxic" situation in the locker room.

Hillis responded when asked about the remarks by the Kansas City Star.

“It’s kind of like a crazy ex-girlfriend. It's been over a year. Get over it. I guess when you get paid over $100 million by one team, it's kind of easy to point the finger at other guys and try to hate on them for trying to get another contract.’’