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MIAMI — A month of wrenching emotion for Green Bay offensive coordinator Joe Philbin took another turn Friday when he landed the Dolphins coaching job. The team confirmed the hiring and scheduled a news conference for today.
The deal was sealed less than two weeks after Philbin's 21-year-old son drowned in an icy Wisconsin river and less than a week after the Packers, 15-1 in the regular season, were eliminated by the Giants.
The Dolphins' top choice, Jeff Fisher, chose to become Rams coach. Owner Stephen Ross and general manager Jeff Ireland then conducted second interviews with Philbin, Broncos offensive coordinator Mike McCoy and Todd Bowles, the Dolphins' interim coach after Tony Sparano was fired in December.
"Joe has all the attributes that we were looking for when we started this process," Ross said in a statement the team released. "Jeff Ireland and I felt Joe was the right choice to bring the Dolphins back to the success we enjoyed in the past."
Philbin, 50, has never been a head coach.
"The Dolphins have a strong nucleus to build around," he said in the statement. "Working with everyone in the organization, I know together we will return the team to its winning tradition."
Rams to London: St. Louis agreed to give up regular-season home games in order to play in London each of the next three seasons. It will first face New England. The other opponents haven't been determined. The Rams are owned by Stan Kroenke, who also is the majority shareholder in the English soccer team Arsenal.
Roethlisberger settles: Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and a woman who accused him of raping her at a Lake Tahoe hotel-casino in 2008 settled her civil lawsuit. Details were not disclosed. The woman said she did not file a criminal complaint because she feared for her job as hostess at the hotel-casino.
Redskins: A judge set a trial date of April 16 for Eric Rivera, 21, in the fatal shooting of former safety Sean Taylor. Three others will be tried separately for the 2007 killing with their trials yet to be scheduled. A fifth man pleaded guilty to murder and burglary and is likely to testify against the others.
Steelers: Offensive coordinator Bruce Arians, 57, retired. He joined the team as receivers coach in 2004 and was promoted in 2007. Also, quarterback Troy Smith, the 2006 Heisman winner, signed. He played for the Ravens from 2007-09 (making two starts) and the 49ers in 2010 (six). He spent this season in the United Football League.
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