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Mediation Resumes in NFL, Players Dispute

MINNEAPOLIS -- The NFL and its locked-out players started talking again, and they talked all day. The only sign of progress or productivity, though, was the nine hours or so both sides spent in the federal courthouse on Thursday. Sworn to secrecy about specifics of the court-ordered mediation, neither the league nor the...

NFL, Players Take Lockout Fight to Federal Court

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- NFL players and owners haven taken their fight to the courtroom. Representatives from both sides arrived at a federal courthouse in St. Paul on Wednesday morning. A group of players is asking a judge to issue a preliminary injunction on the lockout the owners imposed after talks on a new collective...

Players Head to Court as NFL Labor Talks Break Off

WASHINGTON -- Unable to decide how to divvy up $9 billion a year, NFL owners and players put the country's most popular sport in limbo Friday by breaking off labor negotiations hours before their contract expired. The union decertified, and 10 players, including MVP quarterbacks Tom Brady and Peyton Manning, sued the...

Jerry Richardson Remains Trusted Figurehead for NFL Owners

Jerry Richardson came off as a bully in a January press conference in Carolina talking about the affairs of the Panthers. He later sounded apologetic through a Charlotte newspaper columnist. At the time, some NFL people who have been around the NFC South for a few years, said Richardson is usually a gentleman and...

Roger Goodell Continues to Paint NFLPA as Obstructionist

As an NFL work stoppage continues to get closer, each side in the dispute continues to try very hard to convince the public that it will be the other side's fault. The latest salvo came Tuesday from NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, who published a long essay on the league's labor website (nfllabor.com) urging both sides to...

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Super Bowl In Chicago? Rahm Asks NFL To Consider Soldier Field

Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Thursday met with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and pitched Chicago's Soldier Field as a Super Bowl host. "

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Jonathan Vilma Lawsuit: Saints Star Sues NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell

Suspended Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma has filed a defamation lawsuit against NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.

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NFL Draft 2012 Round 1 RESULTS: Great Pick Or Bust? (PHOTOS)

Entering the 2012 NFL Draft , we knew that quarterbacks Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III were going to be the first players off the board.

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Thank You, Roger Goodell, for Choosing the Bible Over Kant

Recently, Greg Williams, the defensive coordinator of the New Orleans Saints (and now the Rams) was suspended indefinitely for his role in the recent bounty scandal.

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BountyGate: An Indictment of American Culture?

How far can we carry the theory that the graphic climax to the NFL's bounty scandal is analogous to the current state of our society?

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06/04/12 Arbitrator upholds NFL bounty suspensions Source: NBC - WKYC - Cleveland OH An arbitrator has ruled in favor of the NFL in the bounty grievance filed by the NFL Players Association.
06/03/12 Justin Blackmon, the NFL and How Roger Goodell Must... Source: Bleacher Report Justin Blackmon was busted for his second DUI in Oklahoma in the early hours of Sunday morning.
06/03/12 Jonathan Vilma still wants evidence of Saints'... Source: NFL Jonathan Vilma isn't done talking about his issues with the reported New Orleans Saints ' "ledger."
06/03/12 In the News: Tigers right-hander could go early in... Source: The Commercial Appeal - Memphis TN With Major League Baseball's first-year player draft looming, at least one player with Memphis connections figures to get a phone call relatively early.
06/02/12 Vilma's lawyer: NFL commish 'irresponsible' Source: NBC - WDSU 6 - New Orleans LA The attorney for suspended New Orleans linebacker Jonathan Vilma says a ledger of under-the-table cash bonuses and fines for Saints players shows no proof of bounties placed on targeted opponents.

Background on roger goodell

Roger S. Goodell (born February 19, 1959) is the Commissioner of the National Football League (NFL), having been chosen to succeed the retiring Paul Tagliabue on August 8, 2006. He was chosen over four finalists for the position, winning a close vote on the fifth ballot before being unanimously approved by acclamation of the owners.

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