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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Chad Henne scrambles up field during the second half of an NFL divisional round football game against the Cleveland Browns, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021, in Kansas City. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Chiefs' Chad Henne goes from backup QB to playoff stage

By Josh Dubow 16 hrs ago

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Nov. 23, 2020 10:00 AM EST
Nov. 24 1904 — Fullback Sam McAllester is thrown for a touchdown to give Tennessee a 7-0 victory over Alabama. McAllester, wearing a wide...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Nov. 19, 2020 12:48 PM EST
Nov. 22 1875 — Harvard beats Yale 4-0 in the schools’ first football meeting. With 15 players on each side, the game is a mix of rugby and...

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, center, talks with quarterbacks coach Robby Brown, right, during practice at the NFL football team's training facility Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020, in Davie, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
AP source: Tagovailoa replaces Fitzpatrick as Miami starter

By Steven Wine Oct. 20, 2020 06:24 PM EDT

FILE - At left, in a Dec. 29, 2019, file photo, Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick rolls out to pass against the New England Patriots in the first half of an NFL football game in Foxborough, Mass. Fitzpatrick says he has talked with rookie Tua Tagovailoa about this season's most important handoff for the Dolphins. That will be when Fitzpatrick gives up the starting job at quarterback. And he's aware that day will come. (AP Photo/File)
Dolphins QB Fitzpatrick says he and Tua have hit it off

By Steven Wine Aug. 01, 2020 01:36 PM EDT

The Miami Dolphins team flag flies at half mast outside the NFL football team's training camp facility, Monday, May 4, 2020, in Davie, Fla. Former Dolphins coach and Hall of Famer Don Shula died Monday at his home in Indian Creek, Fla. He was 90. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Reaction to the death of Hall of Fame coach Don Shula

By The Associated Press May. 04, 2020 05:03 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 25, 2009, file photo, former Miami Dolphins head coach Don Shula waves to the crowd during a half time ceremony of an NFL football game between the Miami Dolphins and the New Orleans Saints in Miami. Shula, who won the most games of any NFL coach and led the Miami Dolphins to the only perfect season in league history, died Monday, May 4, 2020, at his South Florida home, the team said. He was 90. (AP Photo/Jeffrey M. Boan)
Shula, winningest coach in pro football history, dies at 90

By Steven Wine May. 04, 2020 10:40 AM EDT

In this still image from video provided by the NFL, Tua Tagovailoa shows off the lining of his jacket during the NFL football draft Thursday, April 23, 2020, in Alabaster, Ala. (NFL via AP)
Dolphins' Tagovailoa now knows where he'll play, but when?

By Steven Wine Apr. 24, 2020 01:28 PM EDT

FILE - In this April 17, 1999, file photo, Texas running back Ricky Williams poses with a New Orleans Saints jersey after the Saints made Williams their first pick in the NFL draft and the fifth overall pick, in New York. (AP Photo/Suzanne Plunkett, File)
Hall of Famers Roaf, Jackson, highlight Saints draft history

By Brett Martel Apr. 21, 2020 03:31 PM EDT

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo (10) stretches during practice at the team's NFL football training facility in Santa Clara, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. The 49ers will face the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl 54. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Garoppolo gets 49ers to Super Bowl with handoffs not throws

By Josh Dubow Jan. 23, 2020 06:19 PM EST

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan calls a play during the NFL NFC Championship football game against the Green Bay Packers, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020 in Santa Clara, Calif. The 49ers defeated the Packers 37-20. (Margaret Bowles via AP)
49ers coach Kyle Shanahan reflects on blown Super Bowl

By Josh Dubow Jan. 22, 2020 03:29 PM EST

FILE - At left, in a Dec. 22, 2019, file photo, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes scrambles against the Chicago Bears in the first half of an NFL football game in Chicago. At right, in a Dec. 29, 2019, file photo, Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry (22) rushes against the Houston Texans during the first half of an NFL football game in Houston. Derrick Henry has just about carried Tennessee's offense to the AFC championship game. The Titans have been stellar on defense as well. Now they take on Patrick Mahomes and the potent Kansas City Chiefs for a trip to the Super Bowl. (AP Photo/File)
Tom Brady most dominant player in AFC championship history

By Arnie Stapleton Jan. 17, 2020 03:58 AM EST

Former Miami Dolphins head coach Don Shula is greeted on the field by former players during half time at an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019, in Miami Gardens, Fla. The 1972 undefeated team was celebrated on the field. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Don Shula at 90: His wife says he has a 'beautiful life'

By Steven Wine Jan. 03, 2020 01:13 PM EST

AP Sportlight

Compiled By Paul Montella Nov. 23, 2019 09:23 AM EST
Nov. 24 1904 — Fullback Sam McAllester is thrown for a touchdown to give Tennessee a 7-0 victory over Alabama. McAllester, wearing a wide...

FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2007 file photo former Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula, left, talks with former players from the 1972 undefeated team during a halftime ceremony at a football game against the Baltimore Ravens at Dolphin Stadium in Miami. From left: Shula, Larry Seiple (20), Jim Kiick (21), Mercury Morris (22) and Lloyd Mumphord (26). The perfection of the 1972 Miami Dolphins has earned them the nod as the NFL’s greatest team. The 1972 Dolphins edged the 1985 Chicago Bears for the NFL’s greatest team in balloting by 59 national media members as part of the NFL’s celebration of its 100th season. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, file)
Perfection with a title makes 1972 Dolphins NFL’s top team

By Barry Wilner Nov. 15, 2019 10:00 PM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 20, 1977, file photo, Chicago Bears' Walter Payton (34) runs for three yards in first quarter of an NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings in Chicago. Sweetness ran for 275 yards, a single-game record. (AP Photo/Fred Jewell, File_
NFL At 100: Arrival of 1970s ushers in NFL's modern era

By Teresa M. Walker Oct. 25, 2019 12:12 PM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2012, file photo, Nick Buoniconti, former Miami Dolphins player and member of the 1972 undefeated team, in introduced during the half time show of an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, in Miami. Pro Football Hall of Fame middle linebacker Nick Buoniconti, an undersized overachiever who helped lead the Miami Dolphins to the NFL's only perfect season, has died at the age of 78. Bruce Bobbins, a spokesman for the Buoniconti family, said he died Tuesday, July 30, 2019, in Bridgehampton, N.Y. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, FIle)
Jaguars-Dolphins 12/16/2012

Jul. 31, 2019 11:48 AM EDT

The new Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores speaks during a news conference on Monday, Feb. 4, 2019, in Davie, Fla. Hours after his team won the Super Bowl, New England Patriots linebackers coach Flores has been hired as head coach of the Miami Dolphins. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
'Whirlwind': Flores goes from Super Bowl champs to Dolphins

By Steven Wine Feb. 04, 2019 08:44 PM EST

FILE - In this Dec. 13, 1966, file photo, Tommy Nobis of the Atlanta Falcons, poses. Nobis, a hard-hitting linebacker for Atlanta and the University of Texas who earned the nickname "Mr. Falcon," had the most severe form of chronic traumatic encephalopathy. And now, as Atlanta prepares to host the Super Bowl, the descent of the NFL upon their hometown is a reminder for his family of the impact, both good and bad, that football has had on them. (AP Photo/File)
A somber Super Bowl reminder in 'Mr. Falcon' CTE diagnosis

By Jimmy Golen Jan. 29, 2019 01:21 PM EST