Patriots tight end coach Brian Daboll has been tapped to be the offensive coordinator for the University of Alabama, according to an ESPN report.
Daboll, who was said to be on the short list for the gig this week, worked for Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban as a graduate assistant at Michigan State during the 1990s.
Daboll succeeds Steve Sarkisian as offensive coordinator of the SEC powerhouse. Sarkisian left Alabama after only one game, a national championship loss to Clemson, to become the Atlanta Falcons’ offensive coordinator.
At Alabama, Sarkisian had replaced Lane Kiffin, who left to become the head coach at Florida Atlantic University.
Daboll has had two stints in Foxborough; he worked for New England from 2000 to 2006, and from 2013 to this year.
Myers dead at 38
Leonard Myers, a cornerback on the Patriots’ 2001 Super Bowl team, died Friday at 38. He had been suffering from cancer, according to the Patriots.
Myers, a sixth-round pick from Miami in 2001, played in 15 games over two seasons.
After leaving the Patriots in 2003, he was with Saints, Jets, and Lions before playing with the Ottawa Renegades of the Canadian Football League.
“We learned of Leonard’s illness when we invited him back to attend our 15th anniversary celebration of the 2001 Super Bowl championship team,’’ said Patriots owver Robert Kraft said in a statement. “No one was more excited to attend than Leonard, nor more disappointed to inform us that he wasn’t going to be able to make it back as the December date approached. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Leonard’s family, friends and former teammates who are mourning his loss today.’’
Richardson arrested
Former NFL running back Trent Richardson is facing a misdemeanor domestic violence charge in Hoover, Ala.
Police in the Birmingham suburb say the 26-year-old Richardson was jailed Friday with bond set at $1,000.
A police statement says officers received a call about yelling coming from a guest room at a hotel Thursday night. It says police responded and found a woman with scratches and bruises on her face.
The statement says the two argued earlier at a Walmart, and the dispute continued at the hotel. Paramedics treated the woman, but she didn’t require further medical attention.
Richardson played football at Alabama before turning pro. He spent four seasons total in the NFL at Cleveland and Indianapolis.
Charges for Dunlap
Chargers offensive tackle King Dunlap is free on $1,000 bond after being arrested inside his girlfriend’s home for violating an order of protection. Dunlap was released Friday and is scheduled for a court appearance March 7.
Nashville police found Dunlap inside the home of his girlfriend Thursday night. They confirmed she had an order of protection prohibiting Dunlap from making any contact with the woman and that Dunlap had received a copy of the order.
The eight-year NFL veteran started all 12 games he played with the Chargers last season.
Revis turns self in
Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis turned himself in to Pittsburgh police following charges alleging he was involved in a fight with two men last weekend.
A docket sheet filed Thursday says Revis faces counts of aggravated assault, robbery, conspiracy to commit aggravated assault, and terroristic threats over the Sunday altercation.
Revis’s attorney says Revis was physically assaulted by a group of at least five people. He says Revis ‘‘feared for his safety’’ and sought medical attention. He hasn’t described Revis’s injuries.
Police say the fight started when a man began recording a video of Revis and Revis grabbed his phone and tried to delete it. They say other men joined in and two men claimed they were punched and knocked out.
