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FILE - In this Jan. 11, 1970 file photo, Kansas City Chiefs coach Hank Stram walks on the field prior to the Super Bowl game with the Minnesota Vikings in New Orleans. As the Chiefs prepare to play the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020, many members of the 1970 team never lived to see the the Chiefs return to the championship game, and many others are in failing health. (AP Photo)
Chief on the mic: 50 years later, Stram still shines on film

By Eddie Pells Jan. 30, 2020 02:34 AM EST

HOLD FOR STORY BY WILLIAM J. KOLE — FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2012 file photo, New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez speaks in the locker room at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. More than two years after he hanged himself in his prison cell in April 2017, while serving a life sentence for a 2013 murder, Netflix is releasing "Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez" on Jan. 15, 2020. Hernandez's suicide came just a days after he was acquitted of most charges in another double murder case. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)
Aaron Hernandez's fiancee speaks out on documentary series

Jan. 29, 2020 04:19 PM EST

FILE - This Feb. 5, 2011, file photo shows Steve Sabol during an interview in Dallas. NFL films pioneer Steve Sabol was voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, announced Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)
Tagliabue, NFL Films' Sabol headed to Hall of Fame

By Barry Wilner Jan. 15, 2020 08:30 AM EST

HOLD FOR STORY BY WILLIAM J. KOLE — FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2012 file photo, New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez speaks in the locker room at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. More than two years after he hanged himself in his prison cell in April 2017, while serving a life sentence for a 2013 murder, Netflix is releasing "Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez" on Jan. 15, 2020. Hernandez's suicide came just a days after he was acquitted of most charges in another double murder case. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)
Netflix series examines 'perfect storm' that felled NFL star

By William J. Kole Dec. 21, 2019 01:06 AM EST

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady lands on the turf after being sacked by Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Chris Jones in the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Column: Patriots bring us a new scandal: Spygate 2.0

By Paul Newberry Dec. 10, 2019 05:56 PM EST

Washington Redskins linebacker Montez Sweat (90), defensive end Matthew Ioannidis (98) and defensive end Jonathan Allen chase Carolina Panthers quarterback Kyle Allen (7) during the first half of an NFL football game in Charlotte, N.C., Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Mike McCarn)
Old-school Jonathan Allen provides hope for Redskins future

By Stephen Whyno Dec. 03, 2019 02:11 PM EST

FILE - In this 1936, file photo, Johnny Mize of the St. Louis Cardinals swings during a baseball game. (AP Photo/File)
Essay: What is America's game? 3 sports, 3 American eras

By Ted Anthony Oct. 25, 2019 03:25 AM EDT

New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold (14) walks the sideline during the second half of an NFL football game against the New England Patriots, Monday, Oct. 21, 2019, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
Jets angry Darnold's 'seeing ghosts' comment made it on air

By Dennis Waszak Jr. Oct. 22, 2019 02:10 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 21, 1960, file photo, New York Giants' Frank Gifford lies on field as play continues after he was knocked unconscious by Philadelphia Eagles' Chuck Bednarik (60) as Gifford was carrying the ball in the fourth quarter of a football game at New York's Yankee Stadium. The NFL revealed 70 of the 100 greatest plays in league history on Friday night with a TV special produced by NFL Films that has everything from spectacular offensive performances to defensive gems. In balloting conducted by The Associated Press, 68 media members on a nationwide panel voted for their top 100. Among those disclosed is the brutal hit applied by Bednarik on Gifford in 1960. (AP Photo/File)
NFL At 100: League begins revealing top 100 plays

By Barry Wilner Sep. 13, 2019 10:03 PM EDT

From left, Norma Hunt, Martha Ford, Virginia McCaskey, seated, Patricia Rooney and Jane Skinner Goodell pose at the premiere of "A Lifetime of Sundays," in Phoenix, March 25, 2019. The four NFL team owners were reticent about the project when approached by Jane Skinner Goodell, the commissioner’s wife and an executive producer of the movie. Indeed, she received a polite no from each of the women, who range in age from 81 to 96. (Rick Scuteri/AP Images)
NFL At 100: "A Lifetime of Sundays," 4 powerful NFL owners

By Barry Wilner Sep. 02, 2019 11:36 AM EDT

FILE - In this February 1966 file photo, NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle, center, discusses a new television contract for championship games with Bill MacPhail, left, vice president of CBS-TV, and John Reynolds, president of CBS-TV network, in Palm Beach, Fla. Pete Rozelle would not be surprised to see the NFL’s impact of television as it celebrates its 100th season this year. It was Rozelle, the commissioner from 1960 to 1989, who was able to convince owners that it was in their best interest to sign a leaguewide rights deal instead of teams negotiating on their own. (AP Photo/File)
A look at the seminal broadcasting moves that define the NFL

By Joe Reedy Aug. 23, 2019 05:15 PM EDT

In an image provided by ESPN from video, Rocky Bleier stands in Hiep Duc Valley, about 35 miles (56 kilometers) south of Danang in Vietnam, on Aug. 20, 2018. Three months into his deployment to Vietnam, Bleier was shot through the thigh and suffered a grenade blast to his foot. Doctors told him that he’d never play football again. Steelers owner Art Rooney supported Bleier by placing him on injured reserve rather than cutting him from the team. Bleier then defied the odds, returning to football as a star running back on the “Steel Curtain” Steelers teams of the 1970s and becoming the only war veteran to have four Super Bowl rings. (ESPN via AP)
ESPN documentary shows Bleier's emotional return to Vietnam

By Joe Reedy Aug. 17, 2019 07:17 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 23, 2008, file photo, Baltimore Ravens' Ed Reed runs for a touchdown after making an interception against the Philadelphia Eagles during a NFL football game in Baltimore. Reed will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, on Aug. 3, 2019. (AP Photo/Gail Burton, File)
HOF Preview: Safety Ed Reed 'made the impossible possible'

By David Ginsburg Aug. 01, 2019 02:23 PM EDT

NFL, AP and NFL Films team up for league's 100 greatest

By The Associated Press Jul. 25, 2019 06:09 PM EDT
The NFL, in conjunction with The Associated Press and NFL Films, will present season-long programming to celebrate the league's 100th season. Among the...

Spoiler Alert: LeSean McCoy tweets out Avengers movie plot

By John Wawrow Apr. 26, 2019 04:29 PM EDT
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — If you haven't done it already, and you're on social media, mute LeSean McCoy's account. The Buffalo Bills running back...

FILE - In this Sept. 16, 2018, file photo, former Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning watches prior to an NFL football game against the Oakland Raiders, in Denver. Just as he had the true touch when he threw passes, set records and won two Super Bowls on the field, Peyton Manning possesses the right approach to look back at some of the NFL’s greatest moments. Manning, a lock for the Pro Football Hall of Fame when he becomes eligible in 2021, is hosting and serves as one of the executive producers for “Peyton’s Places,” a five-part, 30-episode series that celebrates the NFL’s 100th season.(AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, File)
Peyton Manning goes deep with pass at NFL's storied history

By Barry Wilner Apr. 15, 2019 02:38 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2019, file photo, New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick walks the sideline during the second half of the team's NFL Super Bowl 53 football game against the Los Angeles Rams in Atlanta. NFL Films produced a DVD of the Patriots' win; it was released by Cinedigm on Tuesday, March 5. Senior producer Rob Gill, a Massachusetts native, was responsible for compiling the Patriots’ season highlights as the production process ramped up after the AFC championship game. Schmidt said some of the best parts of the video are getting to hear Belichick interact with his team. “Anytime you have Belichick wired up and you can see inside the greatest dynasty in NFL history, it is interesting story telling,” he said. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
Patriots' Super Bowl DVD a celebration of Belichick, dynasty

By Joe Reedy Mar. 07, 2019 02:37 AM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 5, 2017, file photo, New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo talks to reporters in East Rutherford, N.J. The Kansas City Chiefs have turned to Spagnuolo to shore up their soft defense, and the former Rams and Giants head coach knows that it will be a process. But he also said Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019, that there are pieces in place for a rapid turnaround. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
Chiefs turning to Spagnuolo to shore up sieve-like defense

By Dave Skretta Feb. 20, 2019 02:30 PM EST

FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2016 file photo, actor and director Peter Berg poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film "Deepwater Horizon" in London. Berg directed a new Super Bowl commercial called "The 100-Year Game" that paid homage to past and present NFL players including Tom Brady, Jim Brown, Joe Montana, Dick Butkus, Deion Sanders and Patrick Mahomes. The 2-minute ad will air during Super Bowl 53 on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP, File)
Berg: Directing NFL 100th season commercial was 'emotional'

By Jonathan Landrum Jr. Feb. 02, 2019 09:39 PM EST