Mike Martz
FILE - Detroit Lions wide receiver Roy Williams questions an official during the team's NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers in Detroit on Sept. 14, 2008. Williams was traded by the Lions five losses into the 2008 season and the former receiver was not surprised they ended up becoming the NFL's first 0-16 team. Williams says the writing was on the wall. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
Winless Lions drawing comparisons to their 0-16 team in 2008

By Larry Lage Nov. 05, 2021 01:09 PM EDT

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) speaks during a news conference on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020, in Aventura, Fla., for the NFL Super Bowl 54 football game. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Warner wonders how good Mahomes can be once taps potential

By The Associated Press Jan. 30, 2020 04:42 PM EST

FILE - In this March 17, 2019, file photo, San Diego Fleet head coach Mike Martz talks to the media in San Diego. The Alliance of American Football is suspending operations eight games into its first season. A person with knowledge of the decision tells The Associated Press the eight-team spring football league is not folding, but games will not be played this weekend. The decision was made by majority owner Tom Dundon. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because league officials were still working through details of the suspension. An announcement from the league is expected later Tuesday, April 2, 2019.(AP Photo/Peter Joneleit, File)
Alliance of American Football ends first season prematurely

By Bernie Wilson Apr. 02, 2019 07:09 PM EDT

Pro football returns to San Diego, along with tailgating

By Bernie Wilson Feb. 17, 2019 10:38 PM EST
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Two years after the Chargers left their home of 56 seasons, pro football returned to San Diego on a cold, rainy winter Sunday, with a different...

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 Feb. 3, 2002, file photo, St. Louis Rams quarterback Kurt Warner looks to pass to Marshall Faulk, right, in the first quarter of NFL football's Super Bowl XXXVI against the New England Patriots at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans. The Rams moved from St. Louis to Los Angeles, had seven head coaches and used 20 starting quarterbacks since losing to the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl 17 years ago. (AP Photo/Doug Mills, File)
Rams have had a revolving door since loss to Patriots

By Rob Maaddi Feb. 01, 2019 02:20 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 - In this Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018 file photo, Miami Dolphins head coach Adam Gase watches the first half of an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills in Orchard Park, N.Y. A person familiar with the decision says the New York Jets have hired former Miami Dolphins coach Adam Gase as their head coach. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019 night because the team had not yet announced the hiring.(AP Photo/Adrian Kraus, File)
AP source: Jets hire former Dolphins coach Adam Gase

By Dennis Waszak Jr. Jan. 09, 2019 09:44 PM EST