Coaching award named for Shula
MIAMI GARDENS--The NFL has named a coaching award after former Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell made the announcement Sunday before the Pro Bowl was played here at Sun Life Stadium. The award will be given annually to a coach for "excellence and integrity" on and off the field, Goodell said. "To a large extent, the popularity of our game is a result of changes Coach Shula made, on and off the field," said Goodell, speaking at a ceremony at which the Dolphins unveiled a statue of Shula outside their new offices at the stadium. Shula said after the ceremony that the naming of the league-wide award for him had come as a surprise. "I didn't know about it," Shula said. "Any time you have your name on an award, it's pretty special. It means a lot because it's the coaching profession. I'm happy the award
