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War of Words: NFL Players Answer Commissioner Roger Goodell

Remember that summer when you went away to camp and fell in love? You got the girl’s address and began writing love letters back and forth. Well, the letters written from NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to the NFL players and the … Continue reading

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Guerrilla Warfare: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell Takes Battle to the Trenches

Call it guerrilla warfare— or gorilla warfare, if you prefer. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell decided to be the 800 pound gorilla in the living room of every NFL player.
Unsuccessful in moving the NFLPA so much as an inch in the … Continue reading

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NFL Lockout: Jerry Jones, Adrian Peterson, and other Reasons to Boycott the NFL

What is the NFFFL? Stick with me, and I will tell you.
About the time you figure out which side you support in the NFL lockout, someone on that side makes a remark that makes you think twice.
One thing that has … Continue reading

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NFL Lockout: Why the Owners Have the Advantage

Everyone envies the professional athlete. He has all that money, all that fame, all that talent.
With the minimum NFL salary being $325,000, and most players earning well more than that, you would think if there was ever a union suited … Continue reading

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Bruce Thornton: Former Dallas Cowboy Talks Football, Life, and Life Without Football

Bruce Thornton is a big man.
During the Premiere League flag football game, put on by the NFL Players Association the Friday night before the Super Bowl, I spotted him (well, I could not have missed him) in the media bullpen, … Continue reading

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