As so often happens at this time of year, Kirk Ferentz’s name has begun to pop up in connection with coaching vacancies in the National Football League.

The New York Jets, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions and Cleveland Browns all have fired their head coaches within the last few days and Ferentz has been linked with the Cleveland situation in reports by both ESPN and the Boston Herald.

Ferentz, of course, is downplaying the whole thing. But he’s also not completely dismissing the reports. Scott Pioli, a close friends of his from his days as a line coach in the NFL, reportedly could be named the new general manager in Cleveland and speculation is rampant that Ferentz would be his choice to be the coach.

Ferentz’s message in a Wednesday morning news conference basically was: Don’t believe everything you hear.

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