[naviga:h3]Panthers jettison OC Shula, tap Dorsey[/naviga:h3]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Panthers fired offensive coordinator Mike Shula and quarterbacks coach Ken Dorsey two days after a playoff loss to the New Orleans Saints.

Shula spent seven seasons with Carolina, working as the quarterbacks coach before being promoted to offensive coordinator in 2013.

Carolina finished 19th in total offense, fourth in rushing offense and 28th in passing this past season. The Panthers were 12th in points scored. Carolina went 11-5 during the regular season, but lost 31-26 to the Saints on Sunday in the wild-card round.

[naviga:h3]Raiders officially welcome Gruden[/naviga:h3]

ALAMEDA, Calif. — Jon Gruden was welcomed back for a second stint as Oakland Raiders coach with an elaborate introductory news conference.

Gruden was greeted by owner Mark Davis on Tuesday with a video of the highlights from his first tenure in Oakland nearly 20 years after he was first introduced as coach as an unproven 34-year-old by late owner Al Davis.

“I feel this is the thing to do, what I want to do,” Gruden said. “This is an organization that I want to be a part of. I'm all in. I only live one time. This is something I feel deeply and strongly about.”

Gruden coached the Raiders from 1998-2001 before being traded to Tampa Bay 16 years ago.

About 50 former Raiders were on hand for the event, including several of Gruden's former players like Charles Woodson, Jerry Rice, Tim Brown and Rich Gannon.

[naviga:h3]Bears coach eager to work with Trubisky[/naviga:h3]

LAKE FOREST, Ill. — New Chicago Bears coach Matt Nagy says he is looking forward to working with quarterback Mitchell Trubisky and leading a team that he insists is poised to make a jump.

He sees “a `want' there to be great” by the organization.

The Bears introduced Nagy on Tuesday, a day after he was hired as the team's 16th head coach to replace the fired John Fox.

General manager Ryan Pace says this is “about more than a quarterback,” though developing Trubisky is crucial.

Nagy says he will call plays and that he was the one doing that — not Andy Reid — in the second half of Kansas City's playoff loss to Tennessee. He is not sure if defensive coordinator Vic Fangio will stay.

[naviga:h3]Bills GM: Incident a misunderstanding[/naviga:h3]

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Bills general manager Brandon Beane says there may have been a misunderstanding of what was said on the field that led to Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Yannick Ngakoue accusing Buffalo guard Richie Incognito of using “weak racist slurs.”

Beane says the team has spoken to Incognito and understands their player's side of the story of the alleged exchange that occurred during Buffalo's 10-3 loss to the Jaguars in an AFC wild-card playoff game on Sunday.