Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator Gary Kubiak intends to accept the Denver Broncos’ head coaching position if he receives an offer, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Kubiak, who was scheduled to meet with Broncos officials in Houston on Sunday, could be announced as Denver’s new head coach as early as Tuesday if a deal is reached.

Kubiak, 53, appears to be the top choice of Broncos general manager John Elway. Former Buffalo Bills head coach Doug Marrone cancelled a scheduled interview Saturday to wait and see what transpires with Kubiak.

—Broncos offensive coordinator Adam Gase, who was scheduled to interview for the same position with the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, reportedly has drawn interest from the new head coaches of the Chicago Bears and Oakland Raiders.

–Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning will miss next week’s Pro Bowl due to the quad injury that hindered him over the final month of the season.

–The Indianapolis Colts are working on a blockbuster deal for quarterback Andrew Luck, ESPN.com reported.

According to the report, the deal when completed is expected to make Luck the highest-paid player in the game at a figure that could be around $25 million per year.

Luck, who is one year away from finishing his rookie deal, and the Colts have been holding conversations, but no agreement can be finalized until the start of the new league year on March 10.

—Seattle Seahawks defensive coordinator Dan Quinn is expected to interview again for the Atlanta Falcons’ head-coaching vacancy as soon as Monday, according to Pro Football Talk.

The Falcons apparently are willing to wait for Quinn, who already met with them once but is now preparing for Sunday’s NFC Championship Game against the Green Bay Packers.

—The Oakland Raiders plan to interview former Chicago Bears head coach Marc Trestman this week for their offensive coordinator position, according to NFL Network.

The Raiders named Jack Del Rio as their head coach last week and Trestman is believed to be one of the team’s top choices for the offensive coordinator opening.

— Seahawks running back Marshawn planned to wear gold cleats for Sunday’s NFC championship game. But the NFL found out about Lynch’s plan and made it known that he would be ejected from the game if he wore those gold cleats, according to a Fox Sports report.

Later, the league modified its position, saying if Lynch wore the illegal cleats, he would simply not be allowed to play with those shoes. When he removed the gold cleats and put on legal shoes, he would be allowed to participate in the game.

Lynch did not push it. He came onto the field Sunday wearing sanctioned black cleats.

—Colts running back Trent Richardson missed the AFC Championship Game against the New England Patriots to deal with a “very serious family emergency.”

Richardson also missed Saturday’s walk-through in Indianapolis. The Colts announced Saturday that Richardson didn’t travel with the team to Foxborough for personal reasons.

—Tampering charges were filed against the New York Jets because of comments Jets owner Woody Johnson made last month about New England Patriots cornerback Darrelle Revis, ESPN.com reported.

In the course of discussing the dismissal of head coach Rex Ryan and general manager John Idzik that discussion, Johnson spoke highly of Revis, and said, “I’d love for Darrelle to come back.”

Later, Johnson said he “misspoke.”

—Alabama offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin is considered a front-runner to become the San Francisco 49ers’ offensive coordinator, ESPN.com reported.

Indianapolis Colts special assistant to the head coach Rob Chudzinski is also a candidate for the 49ers job under new head coach Jim Tomsula.

—Green Bay Packers wide receiver Randall Cobb played in the NFC title game even though he spent several hours in the hospital on Saturday, Fox Sports reported Sunday.

Cobb was having abdominal pains and thought he was going to need his appendix removed. He spent about three hours at the hospital, according to the report, but was released and given the go-ahead to play against Seattle.