Kimberley A. Martin has covered the NFL since 2009. She joined Yahoo Sports in 2018 after a stint as The Washington Post's Redskins beat writer. The Brooklyn native also has worked as a columnist for The Buffalo News and New York Jets beat writer for Newsday. Follow her on Twitter (@ByKimberleyA) and Instagram (kimberleymartin).
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From scout to GM? Here's how 49ers' Salli Clavelle got into the NFL and where she wants to go.
At 26, she is the NFL’s only black female full-time scout. As a relative unknown outside of the scouting community, she relishes that anonymity
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Tua Tagovailoa – the NFL draft's most intriguing outlier – clarifies his love of Cowboys
A general manager is going to stake his reputation on Tua Tagovailoa’s past tape and NFL potential without any guarantees of the future.
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It's baffling that Emmitt Smith is in Dak Prescott's pockets in defense of billionaire Jerry Jones
Prescott understands that people will question what he’s worth, but he’s not interested in what the rest of us think. Smith included.
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No way around it: 49ers straight up choked away Super Bowl LIV
The 49ers had victory in their hands, then they went out and lost Super Bowl LIV.
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Messages on rubber bracelets explain 49ers defense. Among them: 'Take it Personal' and 'Extreme Violence'.
Niners defensive coordinator Saleh had ordered a new batch of the same bracelets before the start of the 2018 season. But this past spring, he made a tweak.
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John Elway's mentorship of John Lynch helped set path for 49ers GM
Long before Lynch became the general manager of the 49ers, he idolized Elway. Their paths played out in similar fashion a decade apart.
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Eric Bieniemy and Robert Saleh can reach a Super Bowl. Yet, the NFL's glass ceiling remains.
Roger Goodell acknowledged the plight of minority coaches. But at the heart of the issue with minority-coach hiring isn’t intent. It’s failure of action.
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Fox's Pam Oliver is a pioneer and she has scars and respect to prove it
Oliver won’t be a fixture during her own network’s Super Bowl coverage. Instead, she returns to Florida to be honored for her career achievements.
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Richard Sherman's L.A. connection with Kobe Bryant is at heart of his grief and drive to win Super Bowl
Sherman on Kobe: “I was kind of down, I was in the dumps, and then I just thought about what he would tell me. He would tell me, ‘Stop being a baby.'"
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Eli Manning's tight Giants fraternity would like to have a word in the Hall of Fame debate
As Eli relived his career highlights, the members of the Giants reflected on how he had changed them and why their presence in Jersey was non-negotiable.
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49ers' Kyle Shanahan addresses ghosts of 28-3: 'I was very hard on myself'
Three years after that Super Bowl defeat, Shanahan is back in the big game. He says he doesn't think much about that loss, but he shared what he learned.
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Raheem Mostert was cut by 6 NFL teams. Each just watched him lead the 49ers to the Super Bowl.
Even after delivering one of the greatest NFL playoff performances ever, the Niners' running back hasn't forgotten who passed him over.
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The Packers are playing it cool — will it work this time around against the Niners?
Aaron Rodgers says "the pressure is really on (San Francisco)" this time around.
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Ravens in shock as Lamar Jackson falters, team collapses and Super Bowl aspirations are stomped
The Ravens were a shell of themselves when it mattered most. And this time, Jackson’s pretty spirals and spin moves did not save them.
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Not even a birthday shoutout from Drake can faze Lamar Jackson, who is focused only on winning
This year’s playoff run, and all of the individual accolades that come with it, will mean far less to Jackson if he doesn’t attain the ultimate prize.
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In sizing up Derrick Henry, Ravens' Earl Thomas offers sharp critique of Patriots
"Guys didn’t seem like they were too interested in tackling him," Thomas said of New England. "I think our mindset is a little different."
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As Eagles broke down emotionally and physically, Jadeveon Clowney braced himself for vitriol over hit on Carson Wentz
Emotions were raw inside the Eagles' locker room. Understandably so.
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'So why did I choose the Redskins?' Real talks with Dan Snyder reveal why Ron Rivera made this big gamble
Now, all he has to do is cleanse the culture Snyder helped taint.
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GM Dave Gettleman faced his critics. It didn't go well for him or the Giants.
In a surreal display of delusion, Gettleman subtly tried to shift blame elsewhere and offered too many contradictory statements.
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The Eagles may be battered, bruised and counted out, but their spirits are never broken
"That’s one thing I know about this team: I know they’re going to fight with me. They know I’m going to fight with them."