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AP NFL Assistant Coach of the Year Voting

By The Associated Press

The top five in voting for the 2025 NFL Assistant Coach of the Year selected by The Associated Press in balloting by a nationwide panel of media with total points and first-place votes. Voters ranked coaches one through five with scoring on a 10-5-3-2-1 basis:

Josh McDaniels, New England: 249 points (17 first-place votes)

Vance Joseph, Denver: 176 (10)

Brian Flores, Minnesota: 130 (8)

Klint Kubiak, Seattle: 102 (3)

Vic Fangio, Philadelphia: 78 (4)

Others with first-place votes: Matt Burke, Houston (3), Anthony Campanile, Jacksonville (2); Robert Saleh, San Francisco (2), Aaron Kromer, Buffalo (1)

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Backup QBs Drew Lock and Joshua Dobbs find inspiration in Sam Darnold and Drake Maye’s success

By The Associated Press
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Day in and day out, Drew Lock and Joshua Dobbs have had a front row seat to watch Sam Darnold and Drake Maye emerge as leaders at quarterback in two different parts of their careers. Darnold, in his eighth season, has had a resurgence in Year 1 with the Seattle Seahawks after stints with four other teams, notably failing to pan out as the No. 3 pick by the New York Jets in 2018 out of USC. Maye finished second in MVP voting in just his second year with New England after being drafted eighth out of North Carolina in 2024. Both are ready to lead their teams in the Super Bowl on Sunday. Few are as close to either quarterback as their backups. Lock, who is on his third team in six seasons, said watching Darnold blossom at this stage of his career has given him hope that he can still pan out as a starter.
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