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File-This Feb. 7, 1993, file photo shows Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino (13) of the AFC squad, under pressure from New Orleans linebacker Rickey Jackson (57) and Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Reggie White (92) of the NFC squad in the first quarter of the Pro Bowl in Honolulu, Hawaii. TV ratings for the Pro Bowl lag below all the prime time regular season games, and the on-field intensity and drama that fuels so much of the national interest in the sport is nonexistent. The annual all-star exhibition does not lack for history, however, with a genesis traced back to the 1938 season. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

NFL at 100: Afterthought as it is, Pro Bowl has rich history

By DAVE CAMPBELL - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2018, file photo, Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt (99) celebrates after he sacked Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen during the first half of an NFL football game in Houston. Halfway through the season, Watt is both a defensive player of the year and comeback player of the year candidate. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke, FIle)

Halfway to NFL awards: decisions and lots of candidates

By BARRY WILNER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2017, file photo, New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick holds up a Super Bowl trophy as he addresses the crowd during a rally in Boston, to celebrate the team's 34-28 win over the Atlanta Falcons in the NFL Super Bowl 51 football game in Houston. Belichick's unmatched 18-year tenure in New England made him the runaway winner in voting as the NFL's top coach by an Associated Press panel released Friday, Dec. 29, 2017 Belichick received 10 of the 11 first-place votes and 105 of a possible 110 points from a panel of Hall of Fame receiver James Lofton and 10 AP football writers. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

Belichick runaway winner in AP’s NFL coach rankings

By JOSH DUBOW - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2017, file photo, Los Angeles Rams' Pharoh Cooper (10) celebrates his 103-yard touchdown return, on the opening kickoff, with outside linebacker Cory Littleton (58) and running back Malcolm Brown (34) during the first half of an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, in Jacksonville, Fla. Cooper and Kansas City’s Tyreek Hill split 10 of the 11 first-place votes in the AP kick returner rankings. The overall tally wasn’t nearly that close, with Cooper finishing finishing 43 points ahead. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

Top votes split, but Rams’ Cooper rolls as No. 1 AP returner

By SCHUYLER DIXON - Associated Press

Seattle’s Earl Thomas voted top safety in AP rankings

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. - Associated Press

Cowboys picked as top offensive line by AP, Steelers 2nd

By JOSH DUBOW - Associated Press

Gronk tops AP’s tight ends list, with KC’s Kelce close 2nd

By SCHUYLER DIXON - Associated Press

Carolina’s Kuechly voted top inside LB in AP rankings

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017, file photo, Denver Broncos outside linebacker Von Miller eyes Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott during the first half of an NFL football game in Denver. Miller gets the top billing in The Associated Press rankings of the NFL’s best outside linebackers. Miller received nine of a possible 11 first-place votes to easily outdistance the field. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, File)

Von Miller gets top spot in AP’s outside linebacker rankings

By ARNIE STAPLETON - Associated Press

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, left and Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith, right, speak at midfield after an NFL football game, early Friday, Sept. 8, 2017, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Tom Brady tops the list in AP quarterback rankings

By BARRY WILNER - Associated Press