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AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Jan. 28, 2021 12:32 PM EST
Feb. 3 1944 — Syd Howe of the Detroit Red Wings scores six goals in a 12-6 victory over the New York Rangers. Howe is the first player to...

Atlanta Falcons intern coach Lance Schulters works at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC, on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019. Schulters faced a dilemma when his decade as an NFL player was ending. Schulters knew he wanted to continue in the game, possibly in coaching. The problem: He was told to basically start from scratch, sort of like a proven chef being told to work the grill at McDonald's. (Kara Durrette/Atlanta Falcons via AP)
Fellowships helping former players get NFL jobs

By Barry Wilner Oct. 14, 2020 02:20 AM EDT

Fans wearing face masks to help protect against the spread of the new coronavirus take a selfie before the KBO league game between Doosan Bears and LG Twins in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, July 27, 2020. Masked fans hopped, sang and shouted cheering slogans in baseball stadiums in South Korea on Sunday as authorities began bringing back spectators in professional sports games amid the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
The Latest: Lions place five players on COVID-19 list

By The Associated Press Jul. 29, 2020 05:27 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010, file photo, then-Chicago Bears head coach Lovie Smith, left, talks with Mike McCaskey, former chairman of the Chicago Bears before an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions in Chicago. Michael McCaskey, who led the Chicago Bears for nearly three decades following the death of his grandfather George Halas, died Saturday, May 16, 2020, after a lengthy battle with cancer, the team said. He was 76. (AP Photo/Jim Prisching, File)
Lions Bears Sep-2010

May. 16, 2020 09:11 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 12, 2020, file photo, Clemson football player Tee Higgins lifts weights during NFL Pro Day in Clemson, S.C. Scouts, front-office executives and even coaches find themselves coping with a whole new process with Americans hunkering down and doctors overwhelmed by the mounting cases of COVID-19. Gone for the most part this year are access to in-person interviews, campus workouts and visits to team headquarters. (AP Photo/Richard Shiro, File)
Pro day cancellations forcing changes to NFL draft process

By Michael Marot Apr. 05, 2020 11:53 AM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 19, 1971, file photo, Pittsburgh Steelers' John Fuqua (33) is brought down Kansas City Chiefs' Willie Lanier after a 3-yard game during an NFL football game in Kansas City, Mo. Lanier was one of the first black middle linebackers in pro football, breaking a barrier that kept minorities from playing the position regarded as the "quarterback of the defense." Lanier was a key part of the Kansas City defense that dominated the AFL and won a Super Bowl following the 1969 season. (AP Photo/William Straeter, File)
NFL reveals top game changers, Nos. 31-100

By Josh Dubow Oct. 25, 2019 10:00 PM EDT

Andrew Luck of the Indianapolis Colts accepts the award for AP comeback player of the year at the 8th Annual NFL Honors at The Fox Theatre on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019, in Atlanta. (Photo by Paul Abell/Invision for NFL/AP Images)
Chiefs QB Mahomes honored as MVP and top offensive player

By Barry Wilner Feb. 03, 2019 02:42 AM EST

File- This Dec. 30, 2018, file photo shows, Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin during an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals,  in Pittsburgh. With only a handful of minorities in the stepping-stone positions of offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, the NFL saw its sharpest-ever one-year drop in minority head coaches, causing concern among advocates for diversity declaring unsatisfactory progress 16 years after the Rooney Rule was implemented. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
AP analysis: Few minority NFL coaches in top offensive jobs

By Dave Campbell And Josh Dubow Jan. 30, 2019 09:36 AM EST

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