"I can actually remember that myself, Luke McAlister and Thomas Waldrom felt that we needed a break after playing for the New Zealand Colts so in 2003, I took some time out doing labouring jobs for my club coach at the time," says Atiga. "I wanted a rest and to think a little bit about where I was heading careerwise. I had been playing nonstop for more than a year through agegrades and club rugby.Tannehill is only a secondyear starter, so no one expects miracles. But the Dolphins have constructed this team with playoffs in mind, and Tannehill, the NFL's 27thrated passer last season (76.1), is the key. He has to avoid the fourthquarter mistakes that dogged him as a rookie and take advantage of newlyacquired, bigplay wide receiver Mike Wallace..

Lynnwood was born in Freedmen's Hospital (now Howard University Hospital) in 1947, though his family lived in Alexandria. His father was a deliveryman who became the first black salesman at Virginia Electric Supply on