Redskins’ Taylor faces more charges
Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor faces up to 46 years in prison after two additional assault charges were filed against him in Miami on Friday.
Michael Grieco, an assistant state attorney, said the charges reflect Taylor’s alleged threatening of three people with a gun in an armed confrontation over an all-terrain vehicle on June 1.
Taylor, 22, faces three counts of aggravated assault, each of which carries a minimum sentence of three years and a maximum of 15 years in prison. He also faces one misdemeanor battery charge that carries a potential one-year prison term.
The trial is scheduled to begin March 20 for Taylor, a former University of Miami star who signed a seven-year, $18-million contract after being drafted by the Redskins in 2004. He has six interceptions and 120 tackles in his two seasons.
Saints add more staff
The New Orleans Saints hired former St. Louis Rams interim coach Joe Vitt as linebackers coach. New coach Sean Payton also hired Doug Marrone as offensive coordinator and offensive line coach, and John Bonamego as special teams coach.
Vitt, who also will carry the title assistant head coach, took over in St. Louis six games into last season when Mike Martz was sidelined for health reasons and ultimately led the Rams to a 6-10 mark.
Before his promotion, Vitt was the Rams’ assistant head coach-linebackers. From 2000-2004, he served as Kansas City linebackers coach.
Vitt was the Packers’ defensive backs coach in 1999. He also coached linebackers for the Philadelphia Eagles and spent 10 seasons with the Seahawks.
Marrone, a former offensive lineman who played the 1989 season with the Saints, spent the last four seasons with the New York Jets as offensive line coach. Marrone spent the 2001 season at the University of Tennessee, where he worked with the tight ends and offensive tackles.
Bonamego enters his eighth year in the NFL after a three-year stint with Green Bay.
Around the league
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Trent Green was put on the AFC’s Pro Bowl roster, replacing injured New England quarterback Tom Brady. … Pittsburgh Steelers nose tackle Casey Hampton will replace the injured Richard Seymour of New England on the AFC Pro Bowl roster.