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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

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New York Giants NFL football quarterback Eli Manning is followed by cameras after announcing his retirement on Friday, Jan. 24, 2020, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Giants' Eli Manning retires after 16 seasons, 2 Super Bowls

By Tom Canavan Jan. 24, 2020 01:26 PM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2008, file photo, New York Giants NFL football head coach Tom Coughlin watches during the first half of the NFC Championship football game against the Green Bay Packers, in Green Bay, Wis. The coldest NFC championship game was the Giants' 23-20 overtime victory at the Packers during the 2007 season. Coughlin's crew had knocked off the top-seeded Cowboys in the divisional round, and his bright red cheeks in the minus-1 temperature with minus-23 wind chill at Lambeau Field provided the image many remember from that game. (AP Photo/David Duprey, File)
NFL at 100: 2 iconic moments mark history of NFC title games

By Schuyler Dixon Jan. 16, 2020 12:17 PM EST

FILE - In this Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006 file photo, Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Bill Cowher talks with Jerome Bettis (36) and quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (7) in the second quarter against the Seattle Seahawks in the Super Bowl XL football game in Detroit. Former Pittsburgh Steelers coach Bill Cowher has been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Cowher, an analyst for CBS, was surprised by the announcement made live on air in studio before the Tennessee Titans-Baltimore Ravens AFC divisional round playoff game Saturday night, Jan. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Former Steelers coach Cowher elected to Pro Football HOF

By Dennis Waszak Jr. Jan. 11, 2020 09:47 PM EST

File-This Feb. 7, 2012, file photo shows New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning holding up the Vince Lombardi Trophy during the team's NFL football Super Bowl parade in New York. The man who has been the face of the New York Giants since 2004 is probably going to make his final appearance this weekend. Manning's 16-year Giants' career that has included two Super Bowl titles likely will come to an end Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019, when New York tries to spoil the Philadelphia Eagles bid to win the NFC East. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez,File)
Eli Manning likely making his final NY Giants appearance

By Tom Canavan Dec. 27, 2019 02:05 PM EST

FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2008, file photo, New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning reacts after throwing the game-winning touchdown pass to Plaxico Burress during the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl XLII football game against the New England Patriots, in Glendale, Ariz. It was supposed the culmination of the perfect 2007 season for Tom Brady and the New England Patriots, and a fourth Super Bowl title since 2002. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)
NFL At 100: Giants win title, deny Patriots perfect season

By Tom Canavan Oct. 08, 2019 12:23 PM EDT

FILE - In this June 22, 2001, file photo, actor and former NFL player Merlin Olsen speaks in Urbandale, Iowa. The Hall of Fame defensive tackle went on to have a long career as the top analyst at NBC, working alongside greats like Curt Gowdy and Dick Enberg during the 1970s and 80s and calling five Super Bowls. A physical presence on the Rams "Fearsome Foursome" defensive line, Olsen was more soft spoken as an announcer. (AP Photo/Steve Pope, File)
A look at iconic announcers in NFL history

By Josh Dubow Aug. 23, 2019 05:16 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 3, 2019, file photo, Atlanta Legends quarterback Matt Simms (4) throws down field against the Arizona Hotshots in the first half during an AAF football game, in Phoenix. Simms has been re-signed by the Atlanta Falcons following a toe injury suffered by Kurt Benkert which changed the backup quarterback competition behind Matt Ryan. Simms played for the Atlanta Legends of the now-defunct Alliance of American Football after serving as the Falcons' No. 3 QB last year. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)
AAF survivor Matt Simms eager for another shot with Falcons

By Charles Odum Aug. 05, 2019 01:26 PM EDT

FILE - In this May 20, 2019 file photo New York Giants quarterbacks Eli Manning (10) and Daniel Jones (8) warm up during an NFL football practice in East Rutherford, N.J. This season Manning will enter his 16th training camp with the New York Giants and is in the final year of his contract. Daniel Jones, the sixth pick overall, is going to be the Giants’ quarterback. When is the question? It could be this season if New York gets off to another poor start. Next year is more likely. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger, file)
No one is pushing Giants QB Eli Manning harder than himself

By Tom Canavan Jul. 24, 2019 02:56 PM EDT