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Steve Kiner, Linebacker Who Was Open About Drug Use, Is Dead at 77

Steve Kiner, an All-American linebacker at the University of Tennessee who played for three N.F.L. teams and became well known.

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Steve McMichael, Hall of Fame Tackle for Champion Bears, Dies at 67

Steve McMichael, a Hall of Fame defensive tackle for the Chicago Bears with a theatrical personality and a ferocious intensity.

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Will the ‘Tush Push’ Be Banned in the N.F.L.?

Leaping over the line of scrimmage to block a kick. Standing in the end zone to swat away a field.

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As Salaries Boom, It’s a Good Time to Be an NFL Coach

No matter what happened on Super Bowl Sunday, Kansas Chiefs Coach Andy Reid is still money. He is the highest-paid.

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Hosting Its Next Super Bowl, New Orleans’s Superdome Is Turning 50

Branford Marsalis has traveled the world over, but one trip back to his hometown, New Orleans, still stands out. He.

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Trump, Expected to Attend Super Bowl, Has Had a Fraught Relationship With the NFL

During President Trump’s first term, his relationship with the N.F.L. was contentious. He downplayed the severity of concussions in football.

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Cleveland Harris, N.F.L. Coach Who Pushed for Diversity, Dies at 79

Cleveland Harris had a dream. As one of the National Football League’s top running-backs coaches, he had a reputation for.

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How Going to Commercial During the Super Bowl Works

Television commercial breaks are the bane of every N.F.L. fan. They interrupt a game already riddled with stoppages, bombard viewers.

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Howard Twilley, Super Bowl Scorer for Undefeated Miami, Dies at 81

Howard Twilley, a key receiver for the Miami Dolphins during the team’s perfect 1972 season and a Heisman Trophy runner-up.

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Virginia McCaskey, 102, Owner and Stalwart of the Chicago Bears, Dies

Virginia Halas McCaskey, the longtime owner of the Chicago Bears and the daughter of George Halas Sr., who created the.

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