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FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2018 file photo, Washington Redskins President Bruce Allen walks across the field before an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys in Landover, Md. Allen was fired Monday, Dec. 30, 2019, after a tumultuous and loss-filled decade with the NFL team once coached by his father. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Redskins fire Bruce Allen; team president no longer with the organization

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2019, file photo, Los Angeles Rams' Nickell Robey-Coleman breaks up a pass intended for New Orleans Saints' Tommylee Lewis during the second half of the NFL football NFC championship game in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Column: It’s the Newby Awards, honoring best, worst of 2019

By PAUL NEWBERRY - Associated Press

Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey (22) speaks to members of the media following an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints in Charlotte, N.C., Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Mike McCarn)

Big decisions loom for new Panthers owner David Tepper

By STEVE REED - Associated Press

Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder, left, and general manager Bruce Allen talk before an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints in New Orleans, Monday, Oct. 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Bill Feig) **FILE**

Bruce Allen firing by Redskins comes after 10 years of disappointment on and off field

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray passes against the Los Angeles Rams during first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Cardinals take step forward with more expected in future

By DAVID BRANDT - Associated Press

Virginia offensive tackle Ryan Nelson (54) lifts quarterback Bryce Perkins (3) as they celebrate a score during the Orange Bowl NCAA college football game against Florida, Monday, Dec. 30, 2019, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (Erin Edgerton/The Daily Progress via AP)

Perkins’ brilliant Virginia run ends with Orange Bowl loss

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

ADDS DATE - This Dec. 15, 2019, photo shows Baltimore Ravens Spanish-speaking broadcast team, play-by-play announcer David Andrade, right, and color commentator Gustavo Salazar, left, can be heard on La Nueva 87.7 FM, in the booth at M&amp;T Bank Stadium. (Kevin Richardson/The Baltimore Sun via AP)

Spanish radio announcers bring soccer-style energy to NFL

By COLIN CAMPBELL - Associated Press

Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder (left) and president Bruce Allen (right) talk on the field prior to an NFL football game between the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Mark Tenally) **FILE**

Bruce Allen’s future aside, it’s foolish to expect real change for Redskins

By Thom Loverro

Football-making town sets record for most thrown at once

Associated Press

Wake Forest's Jack Freudenthal (86) runs away from Michigan State's David Dowell (6) for a touchdownduring the first half of the Pinstripe Bowl NCAA college football game Friday, Dec. 27, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Michigan State beats Wake Forest 27-21 in Pinstripe Bowl

By DAN GELSTON - Associated Press

Wichita’s indoor football team moving to new arena for 2020

Associated Press

Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence (16) is seen following the Atlantic Coast Conference championship NCAA college football game in Charlotte, N.C., Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Clemson won 62-17. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Finally, Fields vs Lawrence: ‘This is the future of the NFL’

By RALPH D. RUSSO - Associated Press

This Sept. 7, 2019, file photo shows Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence dropping back to pass with blocking help from Jackson Carman (79) during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Clemson, S.C. Carman is one of the few recent five-star recruits from Ohio who didn't end up at Ohio State. Now the two schools meet in the CFP semifinals, where Carman will be matched up against Ohio State's star defensive lineman Chase Young. (AP Photo/Richard Shiro, File) **FILE**

Justin Fields vs. Trevor Lawrence: ‘This is the future of the NFL’

By Ralph D. Russo - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 21, 2019, file photo, Oklahoma State running back Chuba Hubbard (30) runs against Texas during the second half of an NCAA college football game, in Austin, Texas. Hubbard was selected to The Associated Press All-America team, Monday, Dec. 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Hubbard leads Oklahoma State against Texas A&M in Texas Bowl

By KRISTIE RIEKEN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 22, 2015, file photo, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) and New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) greet each other after an NFL preseason football game in New Orleans. Between them, Brady and Brees have played 38 pro football seasons, 39 if you count 2008 when the New England star wrecked his knee in Week 1, and could be doing so against each other on Feb. 2 in a little thing called the Super Bowl. (AP Photo/Bill Feig. File)

Amid hotshot passers, old men Brady and Brees roll on

By BARRY WILNER - Associated Press

This undated photo provided by ESPN images shows ESPN college football reporter Edward Aschoff. The sports network announced Aschoff died Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019, after a brief illness. Aschoff joined ESPN in 2011 as part of the SEC blog network, which covers the NCAA Southeastern Conference. During the past three seasons, Aschoff reported from college campuses across the U.S. for ESPN.com, SportsCenter, SEC Network and ESPN radio, ESPN reported. He was both a television and radio sideline reporter during games. (Rich Arden/ESPN Images via AP)

Edward Aschoff, ESPN college football reporter, dies at 34

By The Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 10, 2019 photo, emergency responders move heavy equipment near the scene of a shooting in Jersey City, N.J. Authorities say six people, including a police officer and three bystanders, have been killed in a furious gun battle that filled the streets of Jersey City, New Jersey, with the sound of heavy gunfire for hours. The dead include two suspects. The shooting was one of the top news stories in New Jersey in 2019. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Shootings, impeachment drama among New Jersey’s top stories

By SHAWN MARSH - Associated Press

New England Patriots cornerback Jason McCourty (30) warms up near linebacker Shilique Calhoun (90) during an NFL football practice, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

For McCourty twins, Christmas is about family again

By JIMMY GOLEN - Associated Press

Arizona Cardinals linebacker Chandler Jones, left, battles Los Angeles Rams offensive tackle Andrew Whitworth (77) during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Whitworth already looking ahead to 15th NFL season

By DAN GREENSPAN - Associated Press

File-This Dec. 14, 2019, file photo shows NCAA college football player and Heisman Trophy finalist, LSU quarterback Joe Burrow listening to questions from the media during a news conference before the Heisman Trophy ceremony in New York. Burrow is a hero on LSU's Baton Rouge campus, but he hasn't seen much of it because he took graduate courses online. (AP Photo/Jason Szenes,File)

Online classes keep football players out of academic fray

By MITCH STACY - Associated Press