Offensive guru Coryell dies

Associated Press

SAN DIEGO

Don Coryell, the innovative coach whose San Diego Chargers teams featured some of the most dynamic passing attacks in league history, has died. He was 85.

The Chargers confirmed Coryell died Thursday at Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa, just outside of San Diego. The team did not release the cause of death, but Coryell had been in poor health for some time.

Vick “not involved”

RICHMOND, Va.

Eagles quarterback Michael Vick says he was not involved with a shooting following his birthday celebration in Virginia Beach last week.

“I want to assure everyone that I had nothing to do with that incident,” he said in the statement provided to The Associated Press by his representatives Thursday night.

Simms arrested

NEW YORK

Police say Tennessee Titans backup quarterback Chris Simms told them he’d been smoking marijuana before he was stopped while driving Thursday — but he says he was just talking about cigarettes.

Simms, a son of former New York Giants quarterback Phil Simms, called the case against him “very weak” as he left a Manhattan courthouse after his arraignment on charges of driving while impaired by drugs.

SUSPENSIONS

The NFL reportedly has suspended Chargers Pro Bowl wide receiver Vincent Jackson for three games for violating the league’s substance abuse policy.

The NFL has also suspended free agent running back LenDale White for four games for violating the league’s substance-abuse policy and free agent defensive tackle Hollis Thomas for eight games for violating its performance-enhancing substances policy.

League spokesman Randall Liu confirmed the suspensions to The Associated Press.