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Former NFL coach Westhoff honest, candid as ever in new book

NEW YORK (AP) — Mike Westhoff has always been blunt and brutally honest. He pulls no punches and sugarcoats nothing.

And the way he sees it, he could be no other way.

He's a cancer survivor who has multiple times beaten long odds. He's an innovator who established himself over 32 NFL seasons as arguably the game's greatest special teams coach. He has been a relentless fighter and constant achiever his entire life. And he's always confident — although some might suggest cocky or arrogant.

“I don’t consider myself a writer,” Westhoff said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press.