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AP NFL Assistant Coach of the Year

By The Associated Press

The NFL Assistant Coach of the Year named by The Associated Press which is selected by a nationwide panel of media:

2025 — Josh McDaniels, New England

2024 — Ben Johnson, Detroit

2023 — Jim Schwartz, Cleveland

2022 — DeMeco Ryans, San Francisco

2021 — Dan Quinn, Dallas

2020 — Brian Daboll, Buffalo

2019 — Greg Roman, Baltimore

2018 — Vic Fangio, Chicago

2017 — Pat Shurmur, Minnesota

2016 — Kyle Shanahan, Atlanta

2015 — Wade Phillips, Denver

2014 — Todd Bowles, Arizona

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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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