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  • Stadium decision hurts Miami's Super Bowl chances

    As Dan Marino campaigned for Miami to be chosen the site of the 50th Super Bowl, he made no pretense about being objective on the subject.

  • **FILE** Dan Marino, former Miami Dolphins quarterback, gathers himself as he reads a prepared statement announcing his retirement from the NFL on March 12, 2000 at the Dolphins training facility in Davie, Fla. Marino spent his entire 17-year career with the Dolphins. (Associated Press)

    Married NFL great Dan Marino admits affair, secret love child: report

    Dan Marino, known as much for his squeaky-clean image as his record-setting touchdown record with the Miami Dolphins, has raised brows with a report of a secret love child he supposedly fathered in 2005.

  • San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) passes against the Arizona Cardinals during the first quarter of an NFL football game in San Francisco, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)

    DALY: Quarterbacks waste no time making impact

    Take a look at the NFL playoff field. Notice anything unusual, anything we haven't seen before and might not see again anytime soon? Here, I'll help you: Half of the clubs, six of 12, are led by quarterbacks who were drafted in the past two years.

  • Underachieving Bills to host resurgent Dolphins

    The Miami Dolphins were the team featured on "Hard Knocks" last summer. Funny, the Buffalo Bills haven't needed a TV series title to define their past 12 seasons.

  • This season's NFL rookies 'as good as any group'

    Good as Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III have been, look beyond the first-year quarterbacks making a strong first impression and check out the other NFL rookies delivering dynamic performances.

  • Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning (18) congratulates wide receiver Eric Decker (87) after they combined on a four-yard touchdown pass against the Cincinnati Bengals in the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, in Cincinnati. Denver won 31-23. (AP Photo/Tom Uhlman)

    Peyton Manning's 3 TDs rally Broncos over Bengals 31-23

    Cornerback Terence Newman's two interceptions — one in the end zone — gave the Bengals a chance to beat Peyton Manning for the first time.

  • DALY: Johnny Unitas' record a victim of today’s NFL

    This is the Era of Optimum Conditions for NFL quarterbacks. If there was ever a time and place to be a QB, it's right here, right now. For one thing, the rules have never been more favorable to the passing game. For another, the receivers all wear gloves — tacky gloves. And if you happen to play for a dome team, well, who loves ya, baby?

  • Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning (18) reacts after a sack in the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the Houston Texans, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

    Peyton Manning comes up short, Texans beat Broncos 31-25

    Fall behind by 20. Mount a furious comeback. Lose by six.

  • SNYDER: A bit of Baylor in RG3’s offense

    Running quarterbacks were oxymorons in the NFL, as curious a term as "blocking offensive linemen." Running was the nature of each back in the backfield -- whether he was a quarter, half or full -- until a metamorphism began about 75 years ago.

  • 'Titanic' effects maker files for Chapter 11

    Less than a year after going public, the digital production company founded by director James Cameron has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and agreed to sell the core of its business to a private investment firm for $15 million.

  • Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning throws before the start of an NFL football game between the Denver Broncos and the Pittsburgh Steelers at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012 in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

    Peyton Manning shows no rust from long layoff

    Mike Tomlin needed only two words to describe the guy who ripped apart the Pittsburgh Steelers' defense in the Mile High City.

  • Manning shows no rust from long layoff

    Mike Tomlin needed only two words to describe the guy who ripped apart the Pittsburgh Steelers' defense in the Mile High City.

  • Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson (3) during the second half of an NFL preseason football game against the Kansas City Chiefs Friday, Aug. 24, 2012, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

    DALY: Rookie QBs step right up

    Playing quarterback in the NFL used to require the football equivalent of a Class A license. Either that or you had to be certified to operate heavy machinery — a crane, say.

  • Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III (10) celebrates a touchdown in the second quarter to put the Skins up 14-7 as the Washington Redskins takes on the Indianapolis Colts in NFL preseason football at FedEx Field, Landover, Md., Saturday, August 25, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

    DALY: With RG3, shoot for the moon, but settle for a star

    There's only so much a 22-year-old rookie quarterback can do. Let that be your mantra this season, Washington Redskins fans. It might help you get through, well, whatever it is you have to get through. Sixteen games can be a long time, even when you have the distraction of a Heisman Trophy-winning QB -- the most exciting edition to the franchise since Sonny Jurgensen (at least).

  • Florida teen gets her chance to play quarterback

    The third-string quarterback for South Plantation High School wears No. 13 as a tribute to Dan Marino, and her parents met at a Miami Dolphins game. She has been known to play football in parking lots.

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