The Indianapolis Colts plan on firing Chuck Pagano as head coach.

The consensus has been that Pagano would not return next season after he turned down a contract extension.

The Colts struggled this season and his relationship with Ryan Grigson turned "toxic."

Grigson helping to find Pagano's replacement does not guarantee that he'll be retained as general manager.

Jared Goff plans to leave Cal to declare for the 2016 NFL Draft.

Goff, a 6-foot-4, 215-pound junior out of Novato, California, passed for 4,719 yards with 43 touchdowns and 13 interceptions and a completion percentage of 64.5 in 2015. 

ESPN's Todd McShay projects Goff as the second-best quarterback in the 2016 draft class, behind Memphis' Paxton Lynch. Goff is No. 10 on the Big Board of ESPN's Mel Kiper, who cites Goff's "special arm," "good movement" and "anticipation."

Rex Ryan will return to the Buffalo Bills as head coach in 2016.

The Bills had a disappointing season in Ryan's first year.

Buffalo hired Ryan last offseason after he was fired by the New York Jets.

The vibe surrounding the New York Giants of late has been that they are more likely to fire Tom Coughlin than not.

The belief has been that Coughlin had to lead the Giants into the playoffs to save his job.

Because Coughlin remains well-respected and liked by his players and the owners and he won two Super Bowls, there may still be enough goodwill to give him one more chance in 2016.

Steve Smith has announced he will return for the 2016 NFL season.

Smith tore his Achilles on Nov. 1st, which is a difficult injury to come back from at any age.

Smith is 15th on the all-time receptions list (961) and 11th on the receiving yardage list (13,932).

Before his injury, Smith had announced he would retire at the end of the 2015 season with the Baltimore Ravens.

Chip Kelly insists he would like to remain in the NFL following his dismissal as head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles.

Kelly was pulled into a meeting with Jeffrey Lurie and he said he didn't fight their decision.

Kelly expressed disappointment with how his tenure ended.

Kelly also said he just wants to coach at his next stop and insists he does not want to also be the personnel guy.

The Tennessee Titans have already been linked to Kelly, which would represent an opportunity for him to reunite with Marcus Mariota.

Sal Paolantonio reports that Jeffrey Lurie has been considering changes to the structure of the Philadelphia Eagles' franchise for weeks.

Lurie considered keeping Kelly while stripping him of personnel control.

When Kelly was proposed with that scenario by Lurie, he reportedly balked at the idea.

The Eagles wanted Kelly to give up personnel control and focus on coaching.

The Eagles decided to fire Kelly before Week 17 to get a jump start on finding a candidate to replace him.

DeMarco Murray reportedly told Jeff Lurie he had no confidence in Chip Kelly as head coach during their meeting a few weeks ago.

Murray was a key free agent signing by the Philadelphia Eagles in the offseason but fell out of favor with Kelly.

Kelly was fired by the Eagles on Tuesday.

Chip Kelly has been fired as head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles.

"We appreciate all the contributions that Chip Kelly made and wish him every success going forward," Eagles Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Lurie said in a statement. "As I watched this season unfold, I determined that it was time to make a change."

Pat Shurmur will be interim head coach for Sunday's game against the New York Giants.

Ed Marynowitz, Vice President of Player Personnel, also was released by the Eagles.

The Jacksonville Jaguars will retain Gus Bradley as head coach for the 2016 season.

Shad Khan released a statement Tuesday confirming that Bradley will return for the final year of his contract. 

"It's evident to see how far we've come in many aspects of our game, and Gus deserves a lot of credit for that progress," Khan said. "It's also evident the considerable work that remains to be done to be where we expect to be at this time next season, which is well above where we stand today. And Gus understands that. ...

"I expect his coaching staff and team to respond favorably to this news in preparation for Houston on Sunday and then begin thinking about what more they can provide next season. We have high ambitions."

Bradley has a 12-35 record over three seasons.