Dick Vermeil
FILE - In this June 22, 2001, file photo, actor and former NFL player Merlin Olsen speaks in Urbandale, Iowa. The No. 3 overall pick in the 1962 draft led the Fearsome Foursome and defined brute excellence on NFL defensive lines for 15 years, making 14 consecutive Pro Bowls and becoming arguably the greatest lineman of the 1960s. (AP Photo/Steve Pope, File)
Fearsome Foursome highlight Rams' biggest draft successes

By Greg Beacham Apr. 21, 2020 02:52 PM EDT

Kansas City Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes celebrates with the Lamar Hunt Trophy after the NFL AFC Championship football game against the Tennessee Titans Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020, in Kansas City, MO. The Chiefs won 35-24 to advance to Super Bowl 54. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Mahomes gives Reid best hope to win that elusive Super Bowl

By Rob Maaddi Jan. 20, 2020 02:08 AM EST

Kansas City Chiefs' Mecole Hardman (17) and Tyreek Hill (10) celebrate after the NFL AFC Championship football game against the Tennessee Titans Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020, in Kansas City, MO. The Chiefs won 35-24 to advance to Super Bowl 54. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)
NFL Today, Conference Championships

By The Associated Press Jan. 19, 2020 11:05 PM EST

Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid reacts during the first half of the NFL AFC Championship football game against the Tennessee Titans Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020, in Kansas City, MO. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Chiefs' Reid headed back to Super Bowl after long absence

By Dave Skretta Jan. 19, 2020 07:48 PM EST

Tennessee Titans' Dennis Kelly (71) celebrates his touchdown catch with quarterback Ryan Tannehill (17) during the first half of the NFL AFC Championship football game against the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020, in Kansas City, MO. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Mahomes' feet, arm lift Chiefs to Super Bowl over Titans

By Barry Wilner Jan. 19, 2020 07:37 PM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 6, 1980, file photo, Pittsburgh Steelers Donnie Shell (31) hits Houston Oilers' Mike Renfro causing Renfro to fumble the ball in second quarter of AFC championship NFL football game in Pittsburgh. NFL champion players Roger Craig, Drew Pearson and Donnie Shell are among the finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame's special centennial class announced Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019. A 25-member panel of pro football experts is charged with selecting 10 senior players, two coaches and three contributors who will be inducted into the Canton, Ohio shrine next year as part of the league's celebration of its 100th season. (AP Photo/File)
5 Super Bowl-winning coaches are finalists for Hall of Fame

By Barry Wilner Dec. 19, 2019 01:00 PM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 15, 1967, file photo, Green Bay Packers' Elijah Pitts (22) charges into the end zone, eluding Kansas City Chiefs' Bobby Hunt (20), during the first Super Bowl in Los Angeles. Pitts scored from the five on the play following Willie Wood's interception in the third quarter. The Packers and the Chiefs had no way of knowing what the Super Bowl would become when they met at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Jan. 15, 1967. (AP Photo/File)
NFL at 100: Packers beat Chiefs in first Super Bowl

By Dave Skretta Oct. 22, 2019 12:47 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 25, 1960, file photo, American Football League owners meet at the offices of Harry Wismer, president of the New York Titans, in New York. Left to right, front: Harry Wismer, New York Titans; Joe Foss, of the AFC; Lamar Hunt, Dallas and Bud Adams, Houston. Rear from left are: Bill Sullivan, Boston; Chet Soda, Oakland; Ralph Wilson, Buffalo and Bill Howsam, Denver. The AFL launched in 1960. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler, File)
A look at the NFL in the 1960s

By Josh Dubow Oct. 18, 2019 07:30 PM EDT

FILE - This is a 1966 file photo showing Los Angeles Rams football player David "Deacon" Jones. Rams defensive end Deacon Jones might have been the most feared player in the league after being drafted in the 14th round in 1961 out of South Carolina State. (AP Photo/File)
A look at the NFL in the 1960s

By Josh Dubow Oct. 18, 2019 12:29 PM EDT

FILE - In this In this Jan. 1, 1971, file photo, Stanford coach John Ralston is carried off the field by his players after they defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes in the NCAA college football Rose Bowl game in Pasadena, Calif. Ralston, the former Stanford and Denver Broncos coach, died Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, in Sunnyvale, Calif. He was 92. (AP Photo/File)
John Ralston, former Stanford, Broncos coach, dies at 92

Sep. 15, 2019 09:18 PM EDT

Washington Redskins wide receiver VInny Papale (1) runs a drill against cornerback Tyler Green (26) during an NFL football rookie camp, Saturday, May 11, 2019, in Ashburn, Va. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Invincible II? Vinny Papale long shot to make an NFL roster

By Stephen Whyno May. 14, 2019 03:08 AM EDT

FILE - In this July 29, 2006 file photo Kansas City Chiefs defensive coordinator Gunther Cunningham yells out orders during team drills at NFL football training camp facility in River Falls, Wis. Cunningham, who emigrated from postwar Germany as a child and then dedicated his life to football, has died after a brief illness. He was 72. Cunningham’s wife, Rene, said in a statement that he died Saturday, May 11, 2019. (David Eulitt/The Kansas City Star via AP)
Longtime NFL coach Gunther Cunningham dies at 72

By Dave Skretta May. 13, 2019 12:01 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2019, photo released by the Alliance of American Football, San Diego Fleet head coach Mike Martz walks on a field as players stretch in San Antonio. Nearly 51 years ago, Martz took his future wife, Julie, on their first date to watch Don Coryell’s San Diego State Aztecs at what was then called San Diego Stadium. On Sunday night, he’ll be back at the aging stadium, coaching the San Diego Fleet of the Alliance of American Football. (Alliance of American Football via AP, File)
With Martz in charge, pro football returns to San Diego

By Bernie Wilson Feb. 15, 2019 03:35 PM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 29, 2014 file photo, taken with a fisheye lens looking south toward downtown Atlanta, the ice-covered interstate system shows the remnants of a winter snow storm, in Atlanta. The National Weather Service projects that up to an inch (2.5 centimeters) of snow is possible Tuesday in Atlanta, with up to 2 inches (5 centimeters) in far northern suburbs. Forecasters warn of the possibility of ice-glazed roads and highways. (AP Photo/David Tulis, File)
5 years after 'snow jam,' storm takes aim at Super Bowl city

By Jeff Martin Jan. 28, 2019 08:16 PM EST

File-This Jan. 30, 2000, file photo shows St. Louis Rams quarterback Kurt Warner talking to Rams head coach Dick Vermeil, at center, and other coaches during a St. Louis Rams timeout in the second quarter in Super Bowl XXXIV in Atlanta. The Greatest Show On Turf. Yes, at the turn of the century, there was a group that shared so many light-em-up traits with these Rams and Patriots. The St. Louis Rams under of all people, Vermeil, for decades a defense-minded coach, employed a quick-strike scheme with a resourceful quarterback, game-breaking receivers, a Hall of Fame running back and an offensive line that could dominate while blocking in the ground game or protecting the passer. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Today's wide-open offenses emanate from Rams' Greatest Show

By Barry Wilner Jan. 23, 2019 01:44 PM EST

FILE - At left, in a Dec. 20, 2015, file photo, Joe Montana is shown during halftime of an NFL football game in Santa Clara, Calif. At right, in an Oct. 30, 2017, file photo, former Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Len Dawson stands on the sidelines during the second half of an NFL football game between the Chiefs and Denver Broncos in Kansas City, Mo. Montana was the quarterback the last time the Kansas City Chiefs reached the AFC title game. Dawson was under center the last time they played in the Super Bowl. For one of the NFL’s proudest franchises, the wait to reach this weekend has been a long one, and the chance to hoist the Lamar Hunt Trophy _ named after the Chiefs’ founder _ has the city on the edge of its collective seat. (AP Photo/File)
Chiefs aim to end 49-year Super Bowl drought Sunday vs Pats

By Dave Skretta Jan. 17, 2019 03:42 PM EST