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Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Nick Bolton, left, cornerback Trent McDuffie (22), wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling (11) and cornerback Keith Taylor Jr. (39) stretch during the team's NFL football practice Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024 in Kansas City, Mo. The Chiefs will play the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl 58. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

The Chiefs have built one of the NFL’s best defenses in part because they traded away Tyreek Hill

The Kansas City Chiefs have built a Super Bowl-worthy defense over the past two years in part because they made the difficult decision to trade Tyreek Hill away.

FILE - Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris during an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023, in Inglewood, Calif. The Atlanta Falcons interviewed Raheem Morris for the head coaching vacancy on Saturday,, Jan 20, 2024, adding a familiar name to list of candidates. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong, File)

Falcons’ Raheem Morris hires Kevin Koger from Chargers as tight ends coach

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy celebrates with the trophy after their win against the Detroit Lions in the NFC Championship NFL football game in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vasquez)

49ers overcame Trey Lance trade to build a Super Bowl roster behind Brock Purdy

FILE - Tampa Bay Buccaneers center Ryan Jensen (66) runs to the sidelines during an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021, in Indianapolis. Jensen has announced his retirement via social media on Friday, Feb. 2, 2204, after a knee injury caused him to play only one game over the last two seasons. (AP Photo/Zach Bolinger, File)

Buccaneers C Ryan Jensen announces retirement after missing most of last 2 seasons with knee injury

Baltimore Ravens General Manager Eric DeCosta watchs play against the Kansas City Chiefs during the second half of an AFC Championship NFL football game, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Loss to Chiefs still stings, but Ravens have no choice but to move on toward a busy offseason

FILE - Former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick faces reporters during an NFL football news conference, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, in Foxborough, Mass., to announce that he has agreed to part ways with the team. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Analysis: Bill Belichick was passed over this coaching cycle but don’t count his career over yet

Bill Belichick has won more Super Bowls than any coach and more games than everyone except Don Shula. Still, he didn’t land a new job.

Past games

Analysis: Hard to blame Dan Campbell for staying true to his aggressive self

Analysis: Mahomes and the Chiefs must win a Super Bowl this season to challenge Patriots’ dynasty

Pro Picks

AP Pro Football Writer Rob Maaddi shares his picks for upcoming games.

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) reacts after beating the Buffalo Bills in an NFL AFC division playoff football game, Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)

Pro Picks: Chiefs and 49ers will win to set up a Super Bowl rematch

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce talks to the media before the team's NFL football practice Friday, Feb. 2, 2024 in Kansas City, Mo. The Chiefs will play the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl 58. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Chiefs’ Travis Kelce says he is ready for the Super Bowl circus to begin next week

Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce says he is ready for the Super Bowl circus to begin when his team arrives in Las Vegas to play the San Francisco 49ers a week from Sunday.

FILE -Atlanta Falcons head coach Arthur Smith speaks during a news conference after their loss against the Carolina Panthers in an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 17, 2023, in Charlotte, N.C. Smith, who was fired by Atlanta on Jan. 8, is nearing a deal to become the offensive coordinator of the Pittsburgh Steelers a source told The Associated Press on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Rusty Jones, File)

The Steelers are turning their underachieving offense over to former Falcons coach Arthur Smith

The Pittsburgh Steelers have hired former Atlanta Falcons head coach Arthur Smith as offensive coordinator.

FILE - Detroit Lions quarterback Teddy Bridgewater (10) is seen on the sideline during the second half of an NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings, Sunday, Dec. 24, 2023 in Minneapolis. Bridgewater's post-NFL journey will start in the place his football stardom began. Bridgewater, who recently retired from the NFL after a decade-long career, has been named the head coach at Miami Northwestern Senior High School, his alma mater, inheriting a team that went 4-6 last season, but one that he's familiar with. (AP Photo/Stacy Bengs, File)

Teddy Bridgewater begins post-NFL journey as head coach at his high school alma mater

Teddy Bridgewater’s post-NFL journey will start in the place his football stardom began. Bridgewater, who recently retired from the NFL after a decade-long career, has been named the head coach at Miami Northwestern Senior High School, his alma mater.

Workers prepare Allegiant Stadium ahead of the Super Bowl, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Allegiant Stadium’s roll-out field, space station look to be center stage during Super Bowl in Vegas

Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis called his new home the Death Star in 2020 and the name stuck. Allegiant Stadium with its black facade indeed resembles the ominous space station in the “Star Wars” movie series that was capable of destroying planets.

Buffalo Bills select Al Holcomb as linebackers coach and Marcus West as defensive line coach

The Buffalo Bills have selected Al Holcomb as their linebackers coach and Marcus West as their defensive line coach.

FILE - Taylor Swift arrives before an NFL wild-card playoff football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Miami Dolphins, Jan. 13, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. For weeks, scrutiny over Swift’s travel has been bubbling up on social media, with people pointing out the planet-warming emissions of carbon dioxide released with every flight. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga, File)

Why Taylor Swift’s globe-trotting in private jets is getting scrutinized

Scrutiny over Taylor Swift’s travel in private jets has been bubbling up online, with people pointing out the planet-warming emissions that are let off with each flight.

National quarterback Sam Hartman of Notre Dame throws a pass during practice for the Senior Bowl NCAA college football game, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, in Mobile, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Senior Bowl features well-traveled QBs, other top prospects

The Senior Bowl quarterbacks are a well-traveled group, most of whom have moved from one Power Five program to another.

FILE - Arizona Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury watches play against the Atlanta Falcons during the first half of an NFL football game, Jan. 1, 2023, in Atlanta. The Las Vegas Raiders are hiring former Cardinals coach Kingsbury to be their offensive coordinator, a person informed of the decision told The Associated Press on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

Raiders hiring Kliff Kingsbury as offensive coordinator, AP source says

The Las Vegas Raiders are hiring former Arizona Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury to be their offensive coordinator, a person informed of the decision told The Associated Press on Thursday.

FILE - Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield reacts during the second half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Monday, Jan. 15, 2024, in Tampa, Fla. The Buccaneers won 32-9. Mayfield is a finalist for The Associated Press 2023 Comeback Player of the Year.(AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

Baker Mayfield helps NFC to early lead over AFC in revamped Pro Bowl Games

Tampa Bay’s Baker Mayfield beat Houston’s C.J. Stroud in the Precision Passing skills challenge, helping the NFC build a 12-6 lead over the AFC on the opening night of the 2024 Pro Bowl Games.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell gestures toward fans before the NFC Championship NFL football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Detroit Lions in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)

Goodell reinforces NFL’s gambling policy leading into the week of the Super Bowl

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell sent a memo to the league’s 32 teams reinforcing the league’s gambling policies while also noting exceptions with the Super Bowl in Las Vegas.

Eagles’ Isaiah Rodgers Sr. says bets that led to his NFL suspension were for others, not himself

Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Isaiah Rodgers Sr. says in an interview with ESPN that bets placed from his account that led to him being suspended by the NFL last year were made for people other than himself.

Jim Harbaugh, left, poses for photos with President of Business Operations John Spanos during a press conference introducing him as the new head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers NFL football team, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Jim Harbaugh is ready to resume his chase of a Super Bowl title with the Chargers

Jim Harbaugh fulfilled one of his goals by winning a national championship at his alma mater. Now he’s looking to capture his ultimate goal of hoisting the Lombardi Trophy with one of the teams he played for.

FILE -Cleveland Browns offensive line coach Bill Callahan stands on the sidelines during the first half of an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023, in Inglewood, Calif. The Cleveland Browns have granted Tennessee permission to speak with offensive line coach Bill Callahan about joining his son Brian's staff with the Titans, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Thursday night, Feb. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun, File)

Browns losing offensive line coach Bill Callahan, who will join son on Titans’ staff, AP source says

A person familiar with the interview tells the AP that offensive line coach Bill Callahan is leaving the Cleveland Browns to join his son Brian’s staff with the Tennessee Titans.

FILE -Los Angeles Rams linebackers coach Chris Shula on the sideline while playing the Jacksonville Jaguars during an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021, in Inglewood, Calif. Chris Shula, the grandson of Hall of Fame coach Don Shula, will be the Los Angeles Rams' new defensive coordinator, according to a person with knowledge of the decision. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024 because the team had not yet announced the move.(AP Photo/John McCoy, File)

Chris Shula, the grandson of Don Shula, will be the Rams’ new defensive coordinator, AP source says

A person with knowledge of the decision says Chris Shula will be the Los Angeles Rams’ new defensive coordinator.

FILE - Cleveland Browns offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt looks on before an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, in Cincinnati. For the second straight year, Browns coach Kevin Stefanski has made a made major change to his staff. Offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt has parted ways with the team, leaving just days after Cleveland was blown out in the wild-card round by Houston and following a season in which the Browns were ravaged by injuries.(AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)

Patriots hire former Browns offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt, promote DeMarcus Covington to DC

Fired Cleveland Browns offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt has been hired for the same job with the New England Patriots.

FILE -Pittsburgh Steelers wide receivers coach Ike Hilliard in action before a pre-season NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, in Philadelphia. New Atlanta Falcons coach Raheem Morris continued to fill out his staff by hiring Ike Hilliard as wide receivers coach on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz, File)

Falcons’ Raheem Morris adds Ike Hilliard to staff as wide receivers coach

New Atlanta Falcons coach Raheem Morris continued to fill out his staff by hiring Ike Hilliard as wide receivers coach.

Seattle Seahawks new NFL football head coach Mike Macdonald speaks during an introductory press conference, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024, in Renton, Wash. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)

Seahawks hope they’ve found a disruptor who can again make them contenders in coach Mike Macdonald

There wasn’t anything personal with John Schneider’s heavy rooting interest for the AFC championship game last weekend and wanting to see Kansas City, and not Baltimore, in the Super Bowl.

San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York speaks to reporters before a practice at the team's NFL football training facility in Santa Clara, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. The 49ers will face the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl 58. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)

Brock Purdy’s rise to 49ers starting QB was evident from early in his first training camp

San Francisco 49ers CEO Jed York has always appreciated coach Kyle Shanahan’s honesty starting from the time of his first interview when he called the team’s roster the worst in the NFL.

Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love (10) rolls out of the pocket during the second half of an NFL football NFC divisional playoff game against the San Francisco 49ers, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Packers GM Gutekunst expresses interest in negotiating long-term deal with Jordan Love

Jordan Love’s ability to lead the NFL’s youngest team to the divisional playoffs in his first year as a starter has the Green Bay Packers eager to work out a long-term extension with him.

FILE - Kris Jenner appears at the Business of Fashion 500 Gala in Paris on Sept. 30, 2023. Jenner will appear in an ad for Oreo which will air at the Super Bowl. (AP Photo/Vianney Le Caer, File)

Kris Jenner is taking viewers back to the mid-2000s in her Super Bowl Oreo commercial

Kris Jenner has a new term: “Twist on it.” The driven matriarch of the Kardashian-Jenner family will bring the phrase to the Super Bowl forefront during her commercial.

Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy speaks to the media before the NFL football team's practice Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

The Chiefs’ Super Bowl brain trust involves former head coaches on each side of the ball

Very few teams in the NFL have had head coaches as coordinators on each side of the ball. One happens to be the Kansas City Chiefs, where Andy Reid’s offense has benefited from the experience of former Bears coach Matt Nagy and his second-ranked defense has been led by ex-Rams coach Steve Spagnuolo.

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) holds up the Lamar Hunt Trophy after the AFC Championship NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024, in Baltimore. The Chiefs won 17-10. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Patrick Mahomes and Brock Purdy are chasing greatness and the greatest in Tom Brady and Joe Montana

Patrick Mahomes is chasing Tom Brady. Brock Purdy is playing in the shadow of Joe Montana. Winning the Super Bowl would be another major step for either quarterback.

Carolina Panthers President of Football Operations/General Manager Dan Morgan, left, and and head coach Dave Canales pose for photos after a press conference introducing them in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)

New coach Dave Canales, GM Dan Morgan seek winning formula for the struggling Carolina Panthers

New Carolina Panthers head coach Dave Canales and general manager Dan Morgan brought plenty of energy and enthusiasm at their introductory news conference on Thursday.

FILE - Baltimore Ravens outside linebacker coach Zach Orr answers questions during a news conference after the NFL football teams practice, Wednesday, June 8, 2022, in Owings Mills, Md. The Baltimore Ravens hired Zach Orr as their defensive coordinator after Mike Macdonald left to become the head coach of the Seattle Seahawks earlier this week. The Ravens announced the 31-year-old Orr's promotion Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024.(AP Photo/Gail Burton, File)

Ravens hire Zach Orr as defensive coordinator after Mike Macdonald’s departure to Seattle

The Baltimore Ravens have hired Zach Orr as their defensive coordinator after Mike Macdonald left to become the head coach of the Seattle Seahawks earlier this week.

Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL football player Antony Auclair is shown at a news conference to announce his retirement from the NFL, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024 in Quebec City. (Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press via AP)

Former Bucs and Texans tight end Antony Auclair announces retirement

Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Houston Texans tight end Antony Auclair has announced his retirement.

FILE - Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn looks on prior to an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions, Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023, in Arlington, Texas. The Washington Commanders have an agreement with Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn to hire him as coach, according to two people with knowledge of the decision. The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024, because the team had not yet announced the move.(AP Photo/Sam Hodde, File)

Washington Commanders hiring Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn as coach, AP sources say

The Washington Commanders have an agreement with Dan Quinn to hire him as coach, two people with knowledge of the move tell The Associated Press.

Today in Sports - Seattle Seahawks win first Super Bowl, crushing the favored Denver Broncos 43-8

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Today in Sports - Week Ahead, February 2 - February 8, 2 Takes

Today in Sports - Week Ahead, February 2 - February 8

Today in Sports - Week Ahead, February 2 - February 8, Take 2

FILE - Boston College coach Jeff Hafley applauds during the first half of the team's NCAA college football game against Pittsburgh, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023, in Pittsburgh. Jeff Hafley is leaving his job as Boston College's head coach to become the Green Bay Packers' defensive coordinator. The Packers announced Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024 that Hafley would be taking over for Joe Barry, who was fired last week after three seasons as Green Bay's defensive coordinator.(AP Photo/Matt Freed, File)

Packers hire Jeff Hafley away from Boston College to become their defensive coordinator

Jeff Hafley is leaving his job as Boston College’s head coach to become the Green Bay Packers’ defensive coordinator.