OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens have interviewed San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh and Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady for their head coaching vacancy.
The 49ers and Bills were both eliminated from the playoffs Saturday.
Saleh, in his second stint running the 49ers' defense, spent three-plus years as coach of the New York Jets before being fired last season.
Brady has not been a head coach, but has been a coordinator for the Bills and Carolina Panthers.
The Ravens have also interviewed Mike McDaniel, Anthony Weaver, Jesse Minter, Jim Schwartz, Brian Flores, Kliff Kingsbury, Matt Nagy, Vance Joseph, Davis Webb, Klint Kubiak, Chris Shula and Nathan Scheelhaase. Kevin Stefanski interviewed, but he has since been hired by the Atlanta Falcons.
The Ravens fired coach John Harbaugh earlier this month after 18 seasons in charge. Harbaugh and the Giants agreed to terms on Saturday for him to become New York's coach after the franchise quickly made him its top candidate.
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FILE - Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady stands on the field before an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins, Nov. 9, 2025, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Doug Murray, File)
FILE - San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh looks on from the sideline during the second half of an NFL wild card playoff football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams, File)
The Pacific Division-leading Vegas Golden Knights added an offensive element to their blue line by acquiring defenseman Rasmus Andersson in a trade with the Calgary Flames, both teams announced on Sunday.
In parting ways with a player eligible to become an unrestricted free agent this summer, the Flames acquired veteran defenseman Zach Whitecloud, defensive prospect Abram Wiebe, a conditional first-round pick in the 2027 draft and a conditional second-rounder in 2028. The Flames also agreed to retain 50% of the remainder of Andersson’s salary in the final season of a six-year, $27.3 million contract.
It’s the latest aggressive move made by the Golden Knights after acquiring high-scoring forward Mitch Marner in a sign-and-trade deal with Toronto this offseason.
The 29-year-old Andersson, selected to represent his native Sweden at the Milan Cortina Games next month, was regarded as one of the highly prized candidates on the trade market.
He’s spent all 10 NHL seasons with Calgary since being selected by the Flames in the second round of the 2015 draft.
Andersson has reached at least 30 points in each of his past four seasons, and already reached the plateau this year 10 goals and 20 assists. His 10 goals are one shy of matching a career high and tied for eight among NHL defensemen this season.
Overall, Andersson has 57 goals and 261 points in 584 career games.
The puck-moving player joins a Vegas defensive group missing Alex Pietrangelo, who stepped away from hockey due to health issues last summer, and with Brayden McNabb missing nine games with an upper-body injury.
Andersson is reunited with defenseman Noah Hanifin, who spent five-plus seasons in Calgary, before being traded to Vegas in March 2024.
Vegas has won seven straight, and coming off a 7-2 win over Nashville on Saturday.
Whitecloud has two years left on a six-year, $16.5 million contract, and was one of the few remaining holdovers from the Golden Knights expansion season-roster in 2017-18. The 28-year-old was an undrafted free agent, has 23 goals and 78 points in 368 career games and won a Stanley Cup in 2023.
The Flames have won just three of eight, and sit 13th in the Western Conference standings, five points out of wild-card contention.
AP Sports Writer Mark Anderson contributed from Las Vegas.
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Calgary Flames defenseman Rasmus Andersson (4) tangles with Boston Bruins center Alex Steeves (21) during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Winnipeg Jets' Gabriel Vilardi (13) looks to make a pass as Vegas Golden Knights' Zach Whitecloud (2) defends during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. (Fred Greenslade/The Canadian Press via AP)
Calgary Flames defenseman Rasmus Andersson (4) handles the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Chicago Blackhawks, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
