Coach retirement
FILE - In this Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020, file photo, New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton (1) keeps the ball and rushes against the Seattle Seahawks during the first half of an NFL football game in Seattle. A big part of the success the Patriots have enjoyed on offense this season has to do with the discipline of its offensive line. (AP Photo/John Froschauer, File)
Lack of O-line mistakes has helped propel Patriots offense

By Kyle Hightower Oct. 02, 2020 01:46 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 1, 2017, file photo, Indianapolis Colts linebacker Robert Mathis speaks during a news conference following an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Indianapolis. The Indianapolis Colts will add career sacks leader Robert Mathis to their Ring of Honor this year. The team announced Monday the induction ceremony will take place Nov. 22 when the Colts host the Green Bay Packers. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)
Mathis to become 17th member of Colts' Ring of Honor

Jun. 15, 2020 11:57 AM EDT

Texans' longtime special teams coach Brad Seely retiring

Jun. 05, 2020 05:42 PM EDT
HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Texans special teams coordinator Brad Seely is retiring after 31 seasons coaching in the NFL. Seely served as a...

FILE - In this Oct. 30, 2011, file photo, San Francisco 49ers offensive tackle Joe Staley (74) runs onto the field as the teams are introduced before their NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns in San Francisco. Staley was the one constant in San Francisco during a more than decade-long roller coaster that saw the 49ers go from the basement to the Super Bowl twice in a career that ended with his retirement last week. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
Joe Staley 'overwhelmed' by tributes post retirement

By Josh Dubow Apr. 28, 2020 08:02 PM EDT

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Apr. 27, 2020 10:13 AM EDT
April 28 1966 — Boston edges the Los Angeles Lakers 95-93 in Game 7, giving the Celtics and coach Red Auerbach eight straight NBA titles....

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Apr. 23, 2020 11:04 AM EDT
April 25 1950 — Charles Cooper, an All-American from Duquesne playing with the Harlem Globetrotters, becomes the first black to be picked...

Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel answers a question Monday, Jan. 20, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. The Titans lost the AFC Championship NFL football game Sunday to the Kansas City Chiefs 35-24. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Titans finalize staff, Haslett to coach inside linebackers

Feb. 06, 2020 03:47 PM EST

Longtime offensive line coach Dante Scarnecchia retires

Jan. 28, 2020 11:05 PM EST
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — New England offensive line coach Dante Scarnecchia, the league's longest-tenured coach with the same team, has retired. ...

FILE - This is a 2019 file photo showing Mike Mularkey of the Atlanta Falcons NFL football team. Atlanta Falcons tight end coach Mike Mularkey is retiring after 25 years in the league. Mularkey is retiring after a one-year second stint in Atlanta. He is a former Tennessee Titans coach and also served as a head coach in Buffalo and Jacksonville. (AP Photo, File)
Falcons' Mularkey retiring, Joe Whitt to coach secondary

Jan. 09, 2020 04:31 PM EST

AP Sportlight

Compiled By Paul Montella Nov. 03, 2019 09:40 AM EST
Nov. 4 1934 — The Detroit Lions rush for an NFL record 426 yards in a 40-7 rout of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The only bright spot for the...

Colts senior offensive assistant steps down before opener

By Michael Marot Sep. 06, 2019 09:13 PM EDT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Longtime assistant coach Howard Mudd has decided to walk away from football just two days before the Indianapolis Colts open the season at the...

FILE - In this Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019, file photo, Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck speaks during a news conference following the team's NFL preseason football game against the Chicago Bears, in Indianapolis. The Colts launch into the post-Luck era with his successor on the bench. Coach Frank Reich plans to sit Jacoby Brissett against the Bengals on Thursday night, the Colts’ first game since Andrew Luck announced his retirement. Either Phillip Walker or Chad Kelly will start, competing for the No. 2 job. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
Indy without Luck, but Brissett won't play Thursday

By The Associated Press Aug. 28, 2019 05:06 PM EDT

FILE - In this Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019 file photo, Ryan Kalil was introduced after signing a one-year deal with the New York Jets at the Jets' facility in Florham Park, NJ. Ryan Kalil has had one whirlwind of a month. From retirement to a new team in a new city with new teammates and coaches in just four weeks. And, now, the New York Jets center is nearly ready to play again. “I feel like I'm getting my legs back,” Kalil said Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Dennis Waszak, File)
Jets' Kalil closer to playing, feeling 'like my old self'

By Dennis Waszak Jr. Aug. 27, 2019 06:42 PM EDT

New England Patriots defensive lineman Michael Bennett faces reporters following practice at NFL football training camp, Sunday, July 28, 2019, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Michael Bennett takes long route to 1st practice with Pats

By Mark Farinella Jul. 28, 2019 02:29 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 26, 2017, file photo, Tennessee Titans outside linebacker Derrick Morgan (91) lines up against the Indianapolis Colts during an NFL football game, in Indianapolis. Tennessee defensive lineman Derrick Morgan says he's retiring after playing nine NFL seasons for five head coaches. Morgan announced his decision Monday, July 15, 2019, on social media and with a post at The Players Tribune. (Jeff Haynes/AP Photo, File)
Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts 11/26/2017

Jul. 15, 2019 10:59 AM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 11, 2010, file photo, Atlanta Falcons running back Jason Snelling (44) is stopped by Baltimore Ravens defensive tackle Haloti Ngata (92) In the first quarter of an NFL football game in Atlanta. Ngata came into the NFL with Baltimore and will leave as a member of the Ravens, the team that provided him with his best memories and a Super Bowl ring. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)
Ngata retires as a Raven; Billick also honored by team

By David Ginsburg May. 29, 2019 05:23 PM EDT

Chiefs assistant Thomas retires after 5 decades in NFL

By Dave Skretta Feb. 12, 2019 09:28 PM EST
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Emmitt Thomas announced his retirement Tuesday as the defensive backs coach of the Kansas City Chiefs, ending an NFL career that began as a...

FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2018 file photo Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury walks off the field after the team's NCAA college football game against Texas in Lubbock, Texas. The Arizona Cardinals have hired Kingsbury, a move aimed at providing guidance for young quarterback Josh Rosen and resuscitating the worst offense in the NFL. The Cardinals announced the hiring Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2018 after a long interview earlier in the day. (AP Photo/Brad Tollefson, file)
Cardinals hire ex-Texas Tech coach Kingsbury

By Bob Baum Jan. 08, 2019 09:37 PM EST