CURT ANDERSON
FILE - In this Jan 17, 2009, file photo, Keith McCants poses for a portrait in Mobile, Ala. McCants, a former NFL player, was found dead Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021, at hisSt. Petersburg, Fla., home after a suspected drug overdose, investigators said. He was 53. McCants, a linebacker, was the fourth overall pick in the first round of the 1990 NFL draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Mobile, Alabama, native earned All-America honors as a college player at the University of Alabama. ( John David Mercer/Press-Register via AP)
Ex-NFL player McCants, 53, found dead in Florida home

By Curt Anderson Sep. 02, 2021 04:11 PM EDT
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Former NFL player Keith McCants was found dead

Blue skies and favorable weather greets the thousands of fans attending the festivities at Curtis Hixon Park during the NFL's Super Bowl 55 Experience on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021 in Tampa. (Luis Santana/Tampa Bay Times via AP)
Officials: no Super Bowl threat amid rise of white supremacy

By Curt Anderson Feb. 03, 2021 03:30 PM EST
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — There is no specific threat of an attack connected to the

Anaja Brackett throws a football at the NFL Experience for Super Bowl LV Friday, Jan. 29, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Tampa Bay makes best of Super Bowl week amid sour economy

By Curt Anderson Feb. 01, 2021 01:13 PM EST
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — There have been four previous Super Bowls in Tampa, some

FILE - Cutout photos of people, including first responders and healthcare workers, sit in seats in Gillette Stadium before an NFL football game between the New England Patriots and the Buffalo Bills in Foxborough, Mass., in this Monday, Dec. 28, 2020, file photo. The NFL says 7,500 health care workers vaccinated for the coronavirus will be given free tickets to next month’s Super Bowl to be played in Tampa, Florida. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell also said in a news release Friday that attendance at the Feb. 7 game would be limited to those workers and about 14,500 other fans.(AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
NFL giving free Super Bowl tickets to 7,500 health workers

By Curt Anderson Jan. 22, 2021 10:06 AM EST
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The NFL announced Friday that 7,500 health care

FILE - In a Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017, file photo, former Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Ken Riley waves to the crowd during a halftime 50th anniversary ceremony of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, in Cincinnati. Former Cincinnati Bengals standout Ken Riley, who was later a head coach and athletic director at his alma mater Florida A&M, died Sunday, June 7, 2020, the university announced. He was 72.(AP Photo/Gary Landers, File)
Ken Riley, former NFL star, Florida A&M coach, dead at 72

By Curt Anderson Jun. 07, 2020 11:56 AM EDT
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Ken Riley, the former Cincinnati Bengals standout

Super Bowl Groundskeeper George Toma, left, walks along the sideline of Hard Rock Stadium Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020, in Miami Gardens, Fla., in preparation for the NFL Super Bowl 54 football game. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Tight security promised for Super Bowl 54 in Miami

By Curt Anderson Jan. 29, 2020 11:59 AM EST
MIAMI (AP) — Florida and federal law enforcement agencies preparing for the

This photo provided by the Broward Sheriff's Office shows Antonio Brown. NFL free agent Antonio Brown turned himself in at a Florida jail on Thursday night, Jan. 23, 2020, following accusations that he and his trainer attacked the driver of a moving truck that carried some of his possessions from California. (Broward Sheriff's Office via AP)
NFL player Antonio Brown released on bail by Florida judge

By Curt Anderson Jan. 24, 2020 12:12 AM EST
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — NFL free agent Antonio Brown was released on bail

FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2019 file photo, Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul speaks during a rally at the State Capitol in Madison, Wis. A new report a report released by the state attorney general on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020 finds that law enforcement agencies in Wisconsin are not consistently reporting human trafficking cases. Kaul told The Associated Press that the report shows more work needs to be done to improve data collection, raise awareness of the problem and expand support for victims.(Steve Apps/Wisconsin State Journal via AP, File)
Worker help sought to combat Super Bowl human trafficking

By Curt Anderson Jan. 09, 2020 02:26 PM EST
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — To combat human trafficking during the Super Bowl, law