1-Win Dolphins Fire Cameron, Staff

DAVIE - New Dolphins boss Bill Parcells decided it would be easier to revive the reeling franchise without Coach Cam Cameron, who was fired Thursday after winning only one game in his first year as an NFL head coach. The move means Miami will have its fifth coach in five seasons.

Such instability has contributed to the Dolphins' decline. This season they lost their first 13 games and finished 1-15, the worst record in franchise history.

The early front-runner to replace Cameron is Cowboys assistant head coach Tony Sparano, who is scheduled to interview today for the head coaching vacancy in Atlanta.

All but two members of Cameron's coaching staff were also fired. Retained were assistant special teams coach Steve Hoffman and linebackers coach George Edwards.

Belichick Named Coach Of The Year

Bill Belichick was named the National Football League's Coach of the Year after leading the Patriots to an undefeated regular season.

The perfect record earned the Patriots' coach 29 of the 50 votes from a nationwide media panel in balloting conducted by the Associated Press.

Green Bay's Mike McCarthy was second in the balloting, receiving 15 votes. Dallas' Wade Phillips and Jacksonville's Jack Del Rio each received two votes, while Indianapolis' Tony Dungy and Tampa Bay's Jon Gruden got one apiece.

COWBOYS: Strong safety Roy Williams was added to the NFC Pro Bowl roster in place of the late Sean Taylor, who was voted in as a starter.

The NFL also said that Cowboys free safety Ken Hamlin, a first-time Pro Bowler, will replace Taylor as the starter.

Taylor died Nov. 27 after being shot during a burglary at his home in Florida.

LIONS: Promoted offensive line coach Jim Colletto to offensive coordinator.

TITANS: Top receiver Roydell Williams broke his right ankle in practice and needs surgery to repair the bone at the base of the tibia.

OBITUARY: Tony Elliott, 48, the New Orleans Saints nose tackle in the 1980s who was later paralyzed in a shooting, died at his home in Connecticut.