George Edwards has been hired as linebackers coach by the Miami Dolphins, who also announced they're retaining three assistants from last year's staff.

Edwards rejoins the Dolphins after spending the past two years as defensive coordinator for the Buffalo Bills. He coached linebackers for Miami from 2005 to 2009.

Tight ends coach Dan Campbell, strength coach Darren Krein and special teams coordinator Darren Rizzi have been retained by new head coach Joe Philbin.

Zac Taylor, who has been an assistant at Texas A&M, was hired as assistant quarterbacks coach.

The Dolphins announced the moves on Monday.

Kelly Clarkson will sing the national anthem and Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert will sing "America The Beautiful" as part of Super Bowl XLVI pregame festivities at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Sunday, Feb. 5, the NFL and NBC announced today.

In addition, Lenny Kravitz and The Fray will help kick off Super Bowl XLVI as part of the pregame festivities at Lucas Oil Stadium.

More than 162 million viewers in the U.S. watched last year's Super Bowl, the most-watched television program in history. The pregame show, including the National Anthem and "America The Beautiful," and Super Bowl XLVI will be broadcast worldwide.

Clarkson will make her Super Bowl debut. She is among many great performers who have been honored with singing the national anthem including: Billy Joel, Diana Ross, Neil Diamond, Whitney Houston, Harry Connick, Jr., Garth Brooks, Natalie Cole, Vanessa Williams, Luther Vandross, Jewel, Cher, Faith Hill, the Backstreet Boys, Mariah Carey, Dixie Chicks, Beyoncé Knowles, Christina Aguilera and many more.

Shelton and Lambert join Vicki Carr (Super Bowl XI), Ray Charles (Super Bowl XXXV), Mary J. Blige and Marc Anthony (Super Bowl XXXVI), Alicia Keys (Super Bowl XXXIX), Faith Hill (Super Bowl XLIII), Queen Latifah (Super Bowl XLIV) and Lea Michele (Super Bowl XLVI) as the only artists to perform the song at the Super Bowl.

The NFL previously announced that Madonna will perform in the Bridgestone Super Bowl XLVI Halftime Show.

Everybody has their various insecurities, as well as for Joe Flacco, it's apparently not viewed as the current-day response to Trent Dilfer.

Flacco knows why the Ravens' defense receives the lion's share of credit once the team wins, however the 4th-year quarterback does not believe he warrants to become an afterthought, either.

"I am confident that we win, I'll do not have anything related to why we won, based on everyone," a smirking Flacco stated Wednesday, based on the Baltimore Sun. "It's what it's. We are likely to do good to try and win it, also it does not really appear this is because.Inch

This is not the very first time Flacco continues to be open this year about perceived disrespect. In November, he stated he was "baffled" through the media fawning over Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow, stating the relatively moderate coverage -- in Flacco's opinion -- that supported the Ravens' huge AFC North conquer the Steelers in Week 9.

Flacco brought the Ravens on the 92-yard touchdown drive to steal that November. 6 game using their division rivals, the kind of clutch performance that turns naysayers into followers. However, many still see the QB like a supporting character a notch or two underneath the elite at his position.

Flacco stated the makeup of his team -- namely the existence of All-Professional running back Ray Grain -- dictates he could not be within the same discussion because the NFL's top passers.

"Everyone want everyone to become Aaron Rodgers and become Tom Brady, but everyone do realize, individuals guys' (teams) don't run the ball?" Flacco requested rhetorically. "As we try to achieve that, the critique that we'd take around here could be absurd. ... Everyone want a top-notch quarterback. You need to stop worrying whenever we go available and toss the ball 60 occasions a game title."

The Sun's Rays reported that Flacco was good-natured throughout his candid conversation using the media, but it is obvious he'll have something to prove once the Ravens host the Texans in Sunday's divisional 2010 nfl playoffs.

Flacco may be the only quarterback in National football league history to entitled to the postseason in all of his first four seasons within the league. He is able to use valleys that match his peaks, but veteran linebacker Ray Lewis thinks Flacco absolutely is capable of doing leading Baltimore to the first Super Bowl because the 2000 season.

"There is something about Joe I have loved from Day 1," Lewis stated Wednesday, based on the Connected Press. "You need to appreciate a youthful kid who arrives with this much talent, and you see where his talent is certainly going. Now he's much more of a mentor, obtaining the offense to know him. The thing is his composure and just how he's settling directly into really control this offense. Now where we're, why would not it be Joe to guide us to some Super Bowl?"

Flacco has more naysayers than possibly Lewis realizes. Fortunately for that QB, he is able to make use of the the following month to change his status permanently.

For anybody who's wondering why North Park possession required a U-turn and made the decision to help keep coach Norv Turner and gm A.J. Cruz to another playoff-less season which was regarded as do-or-die for, here’s the way to go:

“I’m loving it,” North Park running back Mike Tolbert stated moments after learning that you will see status quo in North Park in 2012. “I’m a large fan. I really like playing for coach Turner … I can’t get an adequate amount of what is the news.”

The support for that North Park brass within the locker room was apparent once the Battery chargers centered the Raiders, 38-26, in a game title the Raiders required to win to seize control from the AFC West per week following the Battery chargers were removed from playoff contention. Many Battery chargers gamers have supported Turner, brought by passionate support from star quarterback Philip Rivers.

The Chargers’ performance on that day clearly was the determining element in North Park owner Dean Spanos determining not to create a change. Combined with players' support, Spanos made the decision there weren’t better options and that he thinks the Battery chargers are poised to leave an average division to finally fulfill their immense potential. The move surprised many because it absolutely was considered a near certainty that Turner -- and possibly Cruz -- would go when the Battery chargers didn’t result in the 2010 nfl playoffs.

It had been a courageous decision by Spanos. Many within the North Park group of followers happen to be clamoring for something new at both coach and gm. The Battery chargers have underachieved yesteryear 2 yrs and didn’t work through the divisional playoff round within the two previous seasons after evolving towards the AFC championship game in 2007, that was Turner’s first season.

Using the Battery chargers getting some trouble selling tickets this year and also the team attempting to drum up funds for any new downtown stadium, selecting to stay using the unpopular (locally) Turner and Cruz most likely will earn Spanos critique in North Park.

But he remains steadfast with this particular group.

“Bottom line, In my opinion both of these males provide us with the very best chance to return to the 2010 nfl playoffs,” Spanos stated inside a statement. “A.J. Cruz is the greatest guy to enhance our roster, and Norv Turner is the greatest guy to guide that roster around the area.

“Together, we've stability and experience that’s difficult to find within the National football league. They’ve both experienced this league a very long time. I don’t think there's what they have to haven’t seen or experienced. They’ve brought us through some difficult situations.”

I believe the important thing here's that Spanos desired to restore Turner. He might have fired Turner and stored Cruz or he might have stored Turner and fired Cruz. The second scenario wouldn’t make sense if a brand new gm was introduced in, the coach will be a lame duck. So, Turner and Cruz will receive a opportunity to further prove themselves together.

It isn't as if both of these haven’t been effective in North Park.

The Battery chargers have won 88 games and five division tiles in Smith’s nine seasons because the gm. The Battery chargers won 13 games total within the 3 years before Cruz was marketed. Turner is 52-34 in North Park. His winning area of .605 is the greatest in team history. The Battery chargers -- who won four from the final five games this year after losing six straight games -- are 21-3 in December/The month of january under Turner.

Still, nobody in North Park is going to be happy unless of course this group reaches the Super Bowl. That needs to function as the goal now more than ever before.

Because Spanos is adhering with Turner and Cruz, all of them must show the anxious group of followers that they're fed up with underachieving and they're devoted to improving. Under Cruz, the Battery chargers haven’t been excessively active in free agency. That might need to change this season. I am not saying the Battery chargers have to put money into gamers just to get it done. But they have to improve, especially on defense. Investing cash on the best gamers is going to be necessary.

There has to be emergency in North Park. When the Battery chargers neglect to result in the 2010 nfl playoffs again in 2012, Spanos may have no choice but to hear fans and house clean and that he will need to answer why it required such a long time.