NFL -- Shell Won't Coach L.A., Report Says
LOS ANGELES - Art Shell reportedly has been told he will not coach the Los Angeles Raiders next season.
KNBC-TV reported last night that team owner Al Davis has informed Shell he no longer will be head coach. The Daily News of Los Angeles reported Monday that assistant coach Mike White was expected to replace Shell.
The Los Angeles Times and KNBC said yesterday morning that White would take over the head-coaching spot, but both news organizations said Davis agonized over the decision, and KNBC said Davis still might change his mind.
Shell, who has been with the Raiders as a player and coach for 27 years, reportedly has been offered an unspecified front-office position.
Notes
-- Safety Dana Hall, a former Washington Husky, is among six San Francisco 49ers made available for the Feb. 15 NFL expansion draft. The six San Diego Chargers left unprotected include strong safety Darren Carrington, a Super Bowl starter.
-- Charger quarterback Stan Humphries dislocated his left elbow again, this time while preparing for a golf tournament. He was treated briefly and released yesterday from a Monterey, Calif., hospital after hurting the arm while practicing for the Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Team doctor Gary Losse, who performed arthroscopic surgery on Humphries' elbow in November, said it was too early to decide if Humphries needs more surgery.
-- Sunday's telecast of Super Bowl XXIX on ABC, drew a 41.3 rating and a 62 share, according to figures released by A.C. Nielsen Media Research. Of the 29 Super Bowls, only seven have had lower ratings.
-- Miami assistant coach Gary Stevens is the leading candidate to become head coach at Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported today. It said the hiring could come as soon as Friday.
-- Jack Pardee has re-entered professional football as coach of Birming-ham's new Canadian Football League team.
-- Donnie Hampton, an NFL official and former University of Georgia quarterback, died Monday in Atlanta of an apparent heart attack. He was 47.