Former New Orleans Saints defensive assistant/linebackers James Willis is interviewing for the assistant defensive line coach position with the Chicago Bears this week.

Los Angeles Rams RB Todd Gurley became impatient and went away from the play call when holes didn’t open up early, according to running backs coach Skip Peete. ‘He started changing what he was trying to do,’ Peete said. ‘The most important thing, like we talked about, is you have to have total confidence in the scheme of the play.’ Peete also said Gurley needs to improve his pass blocking.

Updating a previous report, New York Giants exclusive rights free-agent TE Will Tye signed a one-year, $615,000 contract late last week, according to a source.

New York Giants exclusive rights free-agent FB Nikita Whitlock and WR Ben Edwards will not be tendered contracts.

San Francisco 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick is open to returning to the team in 2017, according to ‘those close to him.’ The 29-year-old is due to earn nearly $15 million in base salary, but he can also opt out of the deal and enter free agency, which begins on March 9. San Francisco also has the option of releasing him with little ramifications to their salary cap.

San Francisco 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick is open to returning to the team in 2017, according to ‘those close to him.’ The 29-year-old is due to earn nearly $15 million in base salary, but he can also opt out of the deal and enter free agency, which begins on March 9. San Francisco also has the option of releasing him with little ramifications to their salary cap.

Buffalo Bills QB Tyrod Taylor is liked ‘a lot’ by new Cleveland Browns quarterbacks coach David Lee, who spent the past two years coaching Taylor in Buffalo. In addition, Lee would ‘welcome continuing to work with him.’

Pittsburgh Steelers TE Ladarius Green is likely to remain on the roster, according to Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, who believes there is ‘no reason for them not to bring him back.’ He added: ‘His health will determine what happens from there.’

The Denver Broncos are ‘working’ to meet with free-agent WR Victor Cruz (Giants).

Arizona Cardinals WR John Brown (illness) is now ‘very healthy,’ according to team president and owner Michael Bidwill, who also said that it ‘looks like they found the issue’ regarding the sickle cell problem the receiver was dealing with this past season. Bidwill added: ‘We’ll get (Brown) back the way we had him.’