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☆ Travis Kelce says push on Chiefs head coach Andy Reid was ‘definitely unacceptable’
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Ben Morse | Jill Martin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Steph Chambers/Getty Images Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce kisses his girlfriend, singer Taylor Swift, during the postgame celebrations. Adam Hunger/AP Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, second left, celebrates with staff members after the game. Jamie Squire/Getty Images Chiefs wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling celebrates after catching a 16-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter. George Walker IV/AP Kelce yells at Reid after Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco fumbled in the red zone during the second quarter. Mike Blake/Reuters Chiefs cornerback Trent McDuffie defends a pass intended for 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel during the second quarter.

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“It seems like a great opportunity to highlight that he’s running for president,” Ms. Shanahan said. “I do think we have an environmental health crisis in this country,” Ms. Shanahan said. Stefanie Spear, the press secretary for the Kennedy campaign, did not respond to a request for comment on Monday. Mr. Mellon’s role has raised eyebrows among some Democrats, with fears widespread in the party that Mr. Kennedy could siphon votes away from Mr. Biden. “Neither of us were willing to give up on the idea of the Super Bowl ad,” Mr. Lyons said.

Persons: Robert F, Kennedy Jr, John F, Kennedy, Nicole Shanahan, Sergey Brin, Ms, Shanahan, ” Ms, ”, ” Mr, “, ” Tony Lyons, Shanahan’s, Stefanie Spear, Brin, Biden’s, —, Biden, Emily Elconin, Lyons, Gavin de Becker, de Becker, Kennedy’s, Timothy Mellon, Donald J, Trump, Mr, he’s, Jim Rutenberg Organizations: Sunday, Google, CBS Sports, Paramount, Paramount Global, PAC, Bay Area, Democratic, Democratic National, Trump, Federal Locations: Bay, United States, New York

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Kyle Shanahan has heard the criticism that, for all his great accomplishments as head coach of the San Francisco 49ers, he is unable to win the big game. “I hope that I can be a part of a team that wins the game at the end of the year. But to say the Niners can’t win a big game would be an extremely inaccurate statement.”They have just been unable to win the ultimate prize despite coming so close in recent years. San Francisco blew a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter to the Chiefs to lose the Super Bowl following the 2019 season. Shanahan said he will go over almost every decision he made in the game, knowing one play could have been the difference.

Persons: — Kyle Shanahan, Shanahan, ” Shanahan, “, ”, Patrick Mahomes, “ I’m, Fred Warner, You've, Brock Purdy, playmakers, Christian McCaffrey, Brandon Aiyuk, George Kittle, Deebo Samuel, San Francisco, ” Purdy, Mahomes, Mecole Hardman, Steve Wilks, Wilks, Shanahan didn't, hadn't, Kyle Juszczyk, it’s, It’s, you’re Organizations: San Francisco 49ers, Niners, Kansas City Chiefs, Kansas, Chiefs, NFC, Los Angeles Rams, San, 49ers, Super Bowl, The Chiefs, NFL Locations: SANTA CLARA, Calif, Kansas City, Francisco, Philadelphia, San Francisco

☆ Meet the Woman Who Helped Pay for That R.F.K. Super Bowl Ad
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-12 | by ( Rebecca Davis O Brien | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Super Bowl ads cost a fortune. So when a group backing the presidential bid of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ran a 30-second ad for him during Sunday night’s game, the political world took notice. How had the super PAC of a long-shot independent candidate paid for such a costly spot, and whose idea was it to adapt a vintage John F. Kennedy ad for his nephew’s campaign? In an interview on Monday, Ms. Shanahan said she had given $4 million to the super PAC, American Values 2024, about a week before the game, for the express purpose of helping pay for a Super Bowl ad. She also helped coordinate the ad’s production, she said, including navigating concerns from CBS Sports and Paramount, which broadcast the Super Bowl.

Persons: Robert F, Kennedy Jr, John F, Kennedy, Nicole Shanahan, Sergey Brin, Ms, Shanahan Organizations: Sunday, Google, CBS Sports, Paramount

☆ Opinion: A thrilling Super Bowl that was also about something more
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-12 | by ( Opinion Amy Bass | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Amy Bass Rodney BedsoleThis time around, football pundits wondered if Super Bowl LVIII would be the coronation of Chiefs coach Andy Reid and the establishment of a Kansas City dynasty with a third title in five years. This Super Bowl matchup, of course, had history. “We’re not done.”Key to any Super Bowl, of course, is the halftime show. Compared to Usher on roller skates, the commercials – which often take center stage of any Super Bowl broadcast — were relatively tame. “Taylor Swift is in Las Vegas,” commentator Ian Rappoport had assured Taylor Nation.

Persons: Amy Bass, Read, Patrick Mahomes, Mecole, ” Hardman, Tom Brady, Michael Che, ”, Donald Trump’s, Lady Gaga, Amy Bass Rodney Bedsole, Andy Reid, Kyle Shanahan’s, Mike, Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, Reid, Kelce, Shanahan, Brock Purdy, George Kittle, Swift, Taylor, Purdy, Jake Moody’s, Harrison Butker, Moody, Butker, Mahomes, “ We’re, Usher, Alicia Keys, Lil Jon, Ludacris, Lionel Messi, Dan Marino, Jason Sudeikis shilled, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez, Dunkin, Robert F Kennedy Jr, ’, Kennedy, Kennedy Jr’s, Taylor —, “ Taylor Swift, Ian Rappoport, “ I’ll, —, Ashley Avignone, Joe Biden, Trump, ” Taylor, Joe Biden ”, Biden, Biden — Organizations: Manhattanville College, CNN, Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, Atlanta Falcons, New England Patriots, Budweiser, Denver Broncos, Chiefs, 49ers, Super, Kansas City, Verizon, PAC, “ GO CHIEFS, NFL, Truth Locations: America, Kansas, San Francisco, Japan, Las Vegas, Mahomes, Cetaphil’s, Massachusetts, Sephora

☆ Police Officer Fatally Shoots Man in Queens Apartment, Officials Say
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-12 | by ( Ed Shanahan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A New York City police officer on Monday fatally shot a man in a Queens apartment who officials said had pointed an “imitation gun” at officers who were responding to a 911 call reporting that shots had been fired at the building. “It appears to be an imitation gun,” he said. Chief Maddrey did not say whether the officers had worn and activated body cameras during the shooting, although the circumstances he described suggested they should have under Police Department guidelines. One of the officers fired “multiple shots,” he said, and hit the man at least once. The shooting occurred shortly after 10:30 a.m. in a fourth-floor apartment at the Ocean Bay Apartments public housing complex in the Arverne section of the Rockaway peninsula, Chief Maddrey said.

Persons: Jeffrey B, ”, Maddrey Organizations: Police Locations: York City, Queens, Rockaway

☆ One Killed and 5 Wounded in Shooting at Bronx Subway Station, Police Say
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-12 | by ( Ed Shanahan | Liset Cruz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

A 34-year-old man was killed and five other people, including two teenagers, were wounded on Monday in a shooting at the Mount Eden Avenue subway station in the Bronx during the evening rush hour, the police said. The wounded people, who ranged in age from 14 to 71, were in stable condition and were expected to recover, the police said. Police officials said the shooting erupted amid a dispute between two groups of teenagers who were on a northbound No. 4 train at about 4:30 p.m.

Organizations: Mount, Police Locations: Mount Eden, Bronx

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers opened up their bag of tricks late to score the first touchdown in Super Bowl 58. Receiver Jauan Jennings threw a 21-yard touchdown pass to Christian McCaffrey to give San Francisco a 10-0 lead over the Kansas City Chiefs late in the first half Sunday. Photos You Should See View All 21 ImagesThe score was just the sixth TD pass thrown by a non-quarterback in Super Bowl history with it happening three times in the past seven seasons. Trey Burton had the famous “Philly Special” pass to Nick Foles at the end of the first half in Super Bowl 52 for Philadelphia against New England. The other non-quarterbacks with a TD pass in the Super Bowl are Antwaan Randle El for Pittsburgh against Seattle in Super Bowl 40, Lawrence McCutcheon for the Rams against Pittsburgh in Super Bowl 14 and Robert Newhouse for Dallas against Denver in Super Bowl 12.

Persons: Jauan Jennings, Christian McCaffrey, Kyle Shanahan shies, Brock Purdy, Jennings, McCaffrey, Joe Mixon, Tee Higgins, Trey Burton, Nick Foles, Antwaan Randle, Lawrence McCutcheon, Robert Newhouse, Jennings hadn't, Joshua Dobbs, Marcus Allen, Terrell Davis, Leonard Fournette, John Riggins, ___ Organizations: LAS VEGAS, San Francisco 49ers, Super, Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco, Kansas City, Cincinnati, Los Angeles Rams, Philadelphia, New England, Pittsburgh, Seattle, Rams, Dallas, Denver, NFL, Tennessee, Texas Locations: San Francisco, Kansas, Super

The rules are different now, however, and that choice by San Francisco in the Super Bowl will be debated all offseason. San Francisco's drive ended when the 49ers kicked a field goal on fourth-and-4 from the 9. "None of us have a ton of experience of it.”Photos You Should See View All 21 ImagesFor many years, overtime ended as soon as one team scored. Then the rule was altered so both teams could possess the ball — unless the first team on offense scored a touchdown. He came through unblocked on San Francisco's last offensive play, forcing an incompletion that set up a short field goal by Jake Moody.

Persons: San, Patrick Mahomes, Kyle Shanahan, Mecole Hardman, “, Andy Reid, I'm, Chris Jones, ” Shanahan, ”, Jones, Jake Moody, ___ Organizations: LAS VEGAS, Super, 49ers, Kansas City, New England, Atlanta, NFL, Chiefs Locations: San Francisco, Kansas, Francisco, New, Mahomes, Francisco's

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Coach Kyle Shanahan's third trip to the Super Bowl ended up just like his first two — major disappointment after another blown late lead. The San Francisco 49ers coach has developed an offense that teams around the league try to mimic and has a vast coaching tree that makes him one of the most influential figures in the game at the young age of 44. He just doesn't have a Super Bowl title after San Francisco squandered two late leads and lost 25-22 in overtime to the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl on Sunday. That follows a blown 10-point lead by Shanahan's 49ers in the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl four years ago to Kansas City and an even bigger collapse in the 2016 season when he was offensive coordinator. Mahomes and the Chiefs have now handed Shanahan's 49ers two Super Bowl losses in the past five seasons as the dynastic franchise from the 1980s and '90s has now gone 29 straight seasons without winning a title.

Persons: Kyle Shanahan's, San Francisco, Shanahan, Mahomes, Mecole Hardman, Jake Moody, Chris Jones, Brock Purdy, couldn't, Mike, ___ Organizations: LAS VEGAS, Super, San Francisco 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs, Shanahan's 49ers, Super Bowl, Kansas City, Falcons, 49ers, NFC, Rams, Niners, Mahomes, Chiefs, Denver —, Broncos Locations: Kansas, New England, Denver

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Live updates from the Super Bowl in Las Vegas. Taylor Swift reached LAX in her journey from Tokyo to the Super Bowl, online sleuths sayWill she make it in time? Read moreThree longtime friends have attended every Super Bowl — and don’t intend to stopAs long as they still have each other, they’re still going to go to every Super Bowl. Here’s why millions are excited for Super Bowl SundayMillions of Americans will find something to be excited about when it comes to Super Bowl Sunday. Four in 10 U.S. adults are extremely or very excited for at least one part of the Super Bowl day’s festivities.

Persons: Woo, “, Tony, Susan Chiosso, Tony Chiosso, Taylor Swift, they’ve, Travis Kelce, Patrick Mahomes, Brock Purdy, Brandon Aiyuk, Andy Reid, Purdy, Kyle Shanahan’s, Jimmy Garoppolo, they’re, Don Crisman of, Gregory Eaton of, Tom Henschel, Taylor, Swift, belting, Rhonda LeValdo, Bill Vinovich, Jennifer Anniston, Christopher Walken, Arnold Schwarzenneger, Jenna Ortega, Lionel Messi, Tom Brady, Judy ” Judy Sheindlin, Usher, That’s, Taylor Swift ., Trent Williams savors, Trent Williams, Williams, ___ Organizations: LAS VEGAS, Super, CBS, Nickelodeon, San Francisco 49ers, Area, Kansas City Chiefs, LAX, Intrepid, NFL, Chiefs, 49ers, San Francisco, Kansas City, KC, U.S, NASCAR, Reading Phillies, Super Bowl, Haskell Indian Nations University, Sunday’s, Rams, Saints, Sunday, Associated Press, NORC, for Public Affairs Research, Fame, Pro, Kansas City ., Team, Lahainaluna, School Locations: Las Vegas, Allegiant, Tokyo, Los Angeles, Miami, Don Crisman of Maine, Gregory Eaton of Michigan, Florida, Pennsylvania, Acoma Pueblo, Kansas City, U.S, Washington, Hawaii, Lahaina

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Nick Bosa has been making a high-profile impact for the San Francisco 49ers on Sundays ever since entering the league as the No. "Nick’s gotten really good at it. I’m not as nervous anymore.’"He is really good at it. Nick doesn’t waste words because he doesn’t use many of them.”The speeches aren't long, lasting just a few minutes. “But once I get it down what I’m thinking what I’m going to say, I’ll be fine.”___

Persons: HENDERSON, Nick Bosa, Bosa, ”, John Lynch, Kyle Shanahan, Bosa's, Shanahan, hasn't, ” Shanahan, Nick’s, I’ve, I’m, Nick doesn’t, he's, “ It’s, “, ” Lynch, Tony Dungy, Kyle, doesn’t, ” Bosa, Charvarius Ward Organizations: San Francisco 49ers, Niners, of Fame Locations: Nev, Tampa Bay

☆ Brock Purdy treads the ‘fine line’ between serious and fun ahead of the Super Bowl
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Given the relentless nature of Super Bowl preparations, do players ever have the time to take a step back and just enjoy the moment? Niners quarterback Brock Purdy says there is a “fine line” between serious preparations and having fun, but believes it is important to remember what being there means to him. “We are in the Super Bowl. It was the latest chapter of a thrilling season in which Purdy has ascended to become one of the faces of the league. So yes, you understand that and are aware of that, but that stuff you don’t really have time to spend thinking about.

Persons: Brock Purdy, ”, ” Purdy, Purdy, “, ’, ” Mike Shanahan, Kyle Shanahan, Simon Bruty, Tom Brady, Mike Shanahan, Shanahan, it’s, he’s “, “ You’re Organizations: CNN, Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, Super Bowl, Super, Detroit Lions, Washington Redskins, Getty Images San, Denver Broncos, NFL, Los Angeles Raiders, Bowl, 49ers Locations: Getty Images San Francisco

LAS VEGAS (AP) — When the Super Bowl was in the balance in the fourth quarter a year ago, coach Andy Reid's Kansas City Chiefs put a twist on their frequent pre-snap motion. Two wide-open touchdown passes that helped the Chiefs beat the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35 for a Super Bowl title. “He gives you all different types of looks, funky looking plays, different misdirections,” 49ers All-Pro linebacker Fred Warner said. “I think to put it simply, they do a really good job of marrying their run plays to their pass plays,” Chiefs linebacker Drue Tranquill said. But with more defenses disguising coverages and switching after the snap, the motion can confuse defenses and create breakdowns in coverage.

Persons: Andy Reid's, Reid, Kyle Shanahan, “, ”, Nick Bosa, Kadarius Toney, Darius Slay, Toney, Skyy Moore, Damien Williams, Fred Warner, there’s, we’ve, ” Reid, Steve Wilks, Drue Tranquill, Peyton Manning, Chris Foerster, There’s Organizations: LAS VEGAS, Andy Reid's Kansas City Chiefs, Chiefs, Philadelphia Eagles, Kansas City, 49ers, ” Niners, Eagles, Niners, Reid's Chiefs, ” 49ers, “, Globe, Raiders, NFL, San Francisco, Solutions, SIS, ” Chiefs Locations: San Francisco, Kansas, ”, Miami

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Pro Picks is a weekly column where AP Pro Football Writer Rob Maaddi shares his picks for upcoming games. For all previous Pro Picks, head here. ___The underdog Kansas City Chiefs are playing for history against the San Francisco 49ers. Under Shanahan, the 49ers are 32-11 straight up and 28-14-1 against the spread when playing in the Pacific time zone for the second straight game. Pro Picks leans slightly toward the 49ers in a close one that comes down to Purdy having to lead the team to a comeback win for the third straight game.

Persons: —, Rob Maaddi, they’ve, FanDuel, They’re, Patrick Mahomes, “, ” Mahomes, “ I’m, it’s, Kyle Shanahan, Shanahan, Travis Kelce, Chris Jones, Brock Purdy, Christian McCaffrey, George Kittle, Samuel, Brandon Aiyuk, They’ve, Nick Bosa, Fred Warner, Dre Greenlaw, don’t, Purdy Organizations: LAS VEGAS, AP Pro Football, Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, Bowls, Chiefs, Buffalo, 49ers, Patriots, Rams, it’s, Super, All, 49ERS, Twitter Locations: Baltimore, Super, Francisco

☆ On Live TV, Guardian Angels Tackle Man Sliwa Misidentified as Migrant
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Ed Shanahan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa was being interviewed live from Times Square on Tuesday night by the Fox News host Sean Hannity when their exchange took a startling turn. The topic was what both men seemed to agree was a migrant-fueled wave of crime and chaos that they claimed had overtaken New York amid a surge of arrivals into the city from the southern border over the past two years. Suddenly, Mr. Sliwa had a prime-time example. As he spoke, the half-dozen red-jacketed Angels flanking him slipped out of the frame. “Our guys have just taken down one of the migrant guys right here on the corner of 42nd and Seventh where all this is taking place,” Mr. Sliwa said, pointing off camera.

Persons: Curtis Sliwa, Sean Hannity, Sliwa, ” Mr Organizations: Guardian Angels, Times, Fox News, New Locations: New York

Irrelevant” as the final pick of the 2022 draft to MVP finalist and starting quarterback in the Super Bowl in a span of less than 22 months. But the Niners spent the early parts of the day of that draft adding depth to the trenches and secondary. Beathard — in free agency — and San Francisco made the move that All-Pro left tackle Trent Williams has equated to winning the Powerball lottery. He was healthy enough to start a throwing program in late May, resumed practice early in training camp and delivered one of the most prolific seasons ever by a San Francisco quarterback. But some critics have tried to downgrade him by calling him a “system quarterback” or “game manager” being carried by his talented teammates and creative coach.

Persons: Nick Bosa, Brock Purdy, marveled, Purdy, It's, ” Purdy, Trey Lance, Steve Slowik, Brian Griese, Klay Kubiak, Kyle Shanahan, —, Beathard, San Francisco, Trent Williams, Lance, Nate Sudfeld, Shanahan, Jed York, Sudfeld, Jimmy Garoppolo, Tom Brady, “ They’ve, I’ve, they’ve, We’ve, ”, ” Shanahan, Brock, Francisco's, Steve Spagnuolo, “, He’s Organizations: LAS VEGAS, San Francisco 49ers, NFC, Super, 49ers, Niners, Iowa State, Miami, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Green Bay, Detroit, Packers, Lions, ” Chiefs Locations: Francisco, San, Purdy

So, he’s definitely a valued player and I think the most valued player.”There are few backs as versatile as McCaffrey. He excels at picking up blitzes as well as running pass patterns out of the backfield. Or he can line up in the slot or out wide and run pass patterns as well as many receivers. That versatility can sometimes be a curse with some coaches viewing him more as a scat back than a traditional three-down back who can pound it between the tackles for positive yards play after play such as the old-school backs from the 1970s and ’80s. I had coaches in the NFL who didn’t think I could run in between the tackles.

Persons: Jed York, Kyle Shanahan, Christian McCaffrey, McCaffrey, “, York, ” McCaffrey, He's, Brock Purdy, That’s, Shanahan, It’s, ”, it’ll, ’, Steve Spagnuolo Organizations: San Francisco 49ers, Niners, 49ers, NFL, Kansas City Chiefs, National Football League, Chiefs, Rams, ” Chiefs Locations: SANTA CLARA, Calif, Carolina, Francisco

☆ Ex-Doctor Charged With Manslaughter in New York Woman’s Suicide
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Ed Shanahan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A former doctor from Arizona is facing a manslaughter charge in New York for his role in the suicide of a woman who died in a Hudson Valley motel room in November, according to his lawyer and law enforcement officials. The former doctor, Stephen P. Miller, 85, is charged with second-degree manslaughter under a provision of New York State law that makes it a crime for one person to intentionally cause or aid in the suicide of another. Mr. Miller, of Tucson, also faces two assault counts. He pleaded not guilty at an arraignment in Ulster County Court on Friday and was being held at the Ulster County Jail on Monday in lieu of $500,000 cash bail or a $1 million bond. Mr. Miller’s lawyer, Jeffrey Lichtman, said the woman who died in the motel room had contacted his client through a national organization that advocates the legalization of medical aid in dying so that terminally ill patients have some control over how their lives end.

Persons: Stephen P, Miller, Miller’s, Jeffrey Lichtman Organizations: New York State, Ulster County Court Locations: Arizona, New York, Hudson, New, Tucson, Ulster County, Ulster

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Steve Wilks has had a roller coaster ride in his first season as defensive coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers. But the season will end with Wilks calling plays in the Super Bowl with the task of slowing down Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs. Wilks then joined the Niners staff, while the Panthers had a 2-15 season and fired coach Frank Reich after 11 games. Wilks is now headed to his third Super Bowl as an assistant coach, having lost previous trips in the 2006 season with Chicago and the 2015 season with Carolina when he was a defensive backs coach. While Wilks is focused on the task at hand, he did take time to send out a message on social media after the Niners won the NFC title game.

Persons: — Steve Wilks, DeMeco Ryans, Wilks, Patrick Mahomes, Jahmyr Gibbs, ” Wilks, We’ve, Kyle Shanahan, John Lynch, Nick Bosa, Fred Warner, “, ” Warner, hasn’t, ” Bosa, it’s, ”, Frank Reich, Lynch, “ He’s, ” Lynch Organizations: San Francisco 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs, NFC, Detroit, Niners, NFL, Ryans, 49ers, Super, Panthers, Chicago, Carolina, Twitter, Warner Locations: SANTA CLARA, Calif, takeaways, Carolina

A run of big draft hits in previous years, two trades for All-Pros and perhaps the greatest get out of jail free card in draft history. He's done all that while getting a salary of $870,000 this season, allowing San Francisco to spend big at other spots. San Francisco also invested heavily in McCaffrey and have the highest-paid fullback in the league in All-Pro Kyle Juszczyk. San Francisco added to the position by dealing a third-round pick at the trade deadline for a former No. San Francisco used a fourth-round pick on punter Mitch Wishnowsky in 2019.

Persons: Trey Lance, Lance, couldn't, Brock Purdy, “ It’s, Trent Williams, Kyle Shanahan, John Lynch, Jed York, “ Kyle, ” York, George Kittle, Fred Warner, Nick Bosa, Deebo Samuel, Talanoa Hufanga —, Williams, Christian McCaffrey, Shanahan, ” Lynch, “, it’s, Samuel, Brandon Aiyuk, Francisco, McCaffrey, Kyle Juszczyk, Purdy, Aaron Banks, Colton McKivitz, Jake Brendel, Jon Feliciano, Lynch, Arik Armstead —, Javon Hargrave, San, Chase Young, Dre Greenlaw, Charvarius Ward, Ward, Robbie Gould, Jake Moody, Moody, Mitch Wishnowsky, ___ Organizations: San Francisco 49ers, 49ers, San Francisco, NFC, Kansas City Chiefs, Niners, NFL, Shanahan, Warner, Chiefs Locations: SANTA CLARA, Calif, San Francisco, Purdy, Washington, Francisco, Cleveland

☆ The Year Flaco the Owl Roamed Free
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Ed Shanahan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

It started with a brazen act in the heart of Manhattan. After dusk on a frosty evening at the Central Park Zoo, someone shredded the mesh on an enclosure that was home to a Eurasian eagle-owl named Flaco. Before long, Flaco was spotted a few blocks away on Fifth Avenue. Call it an escape, a release, a departure, a crime — Flaco was free. He has spent most of his time in Central Park, though he has wandered all over Manhattan, peering into apartment windows with his striking eyes.

Persons: Flaco Organizations: Central Park Zoo Locations: Manhattan, Central Park

KANSAS CITY, Mo. Nagy left after that season for Chicago, where he spent four years as the Bears' head coach. Only now, Nagy possessed the rare experience of having been an NFL head coach. “I think what you have,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid said, “is that both Nags and Spags are good leaders. “He had success as a head coach,” Mahomes continued, “and he had some times where he didn't have as much success.

Persons: — Patrick Mahomes, Matt Nagy, Nagy, Mahomes, ” Mahomes, “, ” Nagy, Eric Bieniemy, Steve Spagnuolo, Bill O'Brien, Bill Belichick, Steve Wilks, Kyle Shanahan, Andy Reid, they're, haven't, Drue Tranquill, ’, Todd Haley, Dick LeBeau, Reid, ” He's, ” Organizations: KANSAS CITY, Chiefs, Chicago, Bears, NFC, Kansas City, NFL, Rams, Giants, Patriots, 49ers, San, ” Chiefs, Miami, Super, Steelers, Bengals, AFC Locations: KANSAS, Mo, Kansas City, Washington, Las Vegas . New England, San Francisco, Buffalo, Baltimore, Chicago, Kansas

☆ Man Who Pushed Officer Over Ledge on Jan. 6 Is Sentenced to Six Years
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Ed Shanahan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A Queens man who tackled a police officer and pushed him over a ledge during the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced this week to six and a half years in prison, court records show. The man, Ralph Joseph Celentano III, 56, of Broad Channel, was sentenced on Tuesday, according to court records. A jury convicted him last June on two felony counts — assaulting, resisting or impeding an officer, and interference with officers during a civil disorder — and several misdemeanor counts, court records show. He and other supporters of former President Donald J. Trump stormed the Capitol in a bid to prevent the certification of Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 presidential election. A federal investigation into the day’s events is continuing.

Persons: Ralph Joseph Celentano III, Mr, Celentano, Timothy J, Kelly, Donald J, Trump, Joe Biden Organizations: U.S, Capitol, Justice Department, Federal, Court Locations: Broad, Washington

☆ Tom Brady speaks about the ‘respect’ he has for Patrick Mahomes and Brock Purdy ahead of Super Bowl LVIII
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Following his retirement from the NFL, Patrick Mahomes appears to be the heir-apparent to that winning pedigree. He’s still a way off Brady’s seven Super Bowl rings, but for some, the Kansas City QB is a serious rival to Brady’s ‘Greatest Of All Time’ tag. Getty ImagesLike many of Brady’s Super Bowl runs with the New England Patriots and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the 2023 trek for Chiefs has been one of sheer determination. Kansas City’s season has been fraught with offensive issues, yet the team finds itself in its second successive Super Bowl, primarily on the back of Mahomes’ brilliance in the postseason. But Mahomes isn’t the only quarterback in the Super Bowl who has impressed.

Persons: Tom Brady, Patrick Mahomes, He’s, Brady’s, Brady, Patrick, Pat McAfee, “, Steve Young, Joe Montana, Dan Marino, John Elway, ” Brady, Mahomes, Brock Purdy, Kyle Shanahan, Purdy, ”, he’s, It’s, Kyle, Shanahan, “ I’m Organizations: CNN, NFL, Kansas City Chiefs, Super, San Francisco 49ers, Kansas City, Brady’s Super, New England Patriots, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Chiefs, Super Bowl, Fox Sports, Bowl, Fox Locations: Las Vegas, Kansas, Francisco, New Orleans

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