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• Roger Goodell: 18-game regular season is 'logical step' for NFL

Roger Goodell stated that adding an 18th game to the NFL's regular season is the "logical" next step for all parties involved....2025
• Goodell: Arizona a 'perfect fit' for Vikes-Rams
Roger Goodell was on hand Monday, as the Los Angeles Rams played host to the Minnesota Vikings in their adopted stadium in Arizona, and the NFL Commissioner told ESPN before the game that State Farm Stadium "was a perfect fit as far as the location."...2025
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• Ravens use Captain jersey patches for first time in franchise history

Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images The Baltimore Ravens have put Captain Patches on their jerseys for the first time in team history. The Baltimore Ravens are one of the few NFL teams to not use Captain patches, a rule implemented by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and NFLPA in 2007. At least, they were. For the first time in team history, the Baltimore Ravens are wearing captain patches on the...2025
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• Browns to host international game, lose Cleveland home game on 2025 schedule

Set Number: X161506 TK1 London is calling the Browns in 2025 but Cleveland fans lose a home game While all the talk is about where the Cleveland Browns will play beyond their current lease for Huntington Bank Field, the 2025 NFL season will see one less game played off the shores of Lake Erie. All last offseason we covered rumors that the Browns could be the team to face the Philadelphia E...2025
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• Gayle Benson, the Saints and NFL Foundation donate $1 million to support relief efforts for the victims of the New Year’s Day tragedy in New Orleans

Photo by Derick E. Hingle/Getty Images The New Orleans New Year’s Day Tragedy Fund was launched in partnership with Greater New Orleans Foundation, United Way, Mayor Cantrell and community leaders. Gayle Benson and the New Orleans Saints, in collaboration with the NFL Foundation, have announced a $1M donation to support relief efforts for the victims of the New Year’s Day tragedy in New O...2025
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• Browns history: Legend John Wooten talks civil rights, Jim Brown, how the NFL has changed and so much more

Photo by: 2014 Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images 25 questions with Jim Brown’s roommate who had a great career on his own The first day of January is a day to reflect. New Year’s resolutions are made in order to change bad habits and improve a person’s life for the better. New Year’s Day has in the past been the date designated for the game of college football to crown its seas...2025
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• Giants news, 1/1: 2024 Giants year in review, Ihmir Smith-Marsette, John Mara, more headlines

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images New York Giants news for New Year’s Day 2025 Good morning and Happy New Year, New York Giants fans! From Big Blue View Will getting a quarterback fix the Giants? It would certainly go a long way New York Giants’ rookie class is making the grade New York Giants Ihmir Smith-Marsette is named Special Teams Player of the Week John Mara would still like to ke...2025
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• Update on NFL’s investigation into latest Browns Deshaun Watson lawsuit

Eric Hartline-Imagn Images Deshaun Watson settled the lawsuit last week as Tony Buzbee begins Diddy lawsuits The Cleveland Browns move forward into Week 7 of the 2024 NFL season with little to play for despite a relatively down AFC this season. Tuesday, the Browns traded away WR Amari Cooper in the first of what could be many roster moves looking toward the future. The albatross for Clevel...2024
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• Pre-Snap Reads 10/13: Is it attitude or scheme the Seahawks need to fix most?

Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images Read! Some would like to fire the new coach. Others would like to trade and/or release a plethora of players, both young and old. Still, others would like a full tear down of our Seattle Seahawks squad. Regardless, any change or success within our favorite Professional American Football team will have very little to do with us, the greater ‘Hawkdom. On this S...2024
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• Commanders VP trashes players, Jones, Goodell
The Commanders have suspended an employee for comments on the team's players, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and commissioner Roger Goodell....2024
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• Taylor Swift conspiracy: Did the NFL push to get the Chiefs in the Super Bowl?

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images This year was the Taylor Swift bandwagon season When any television viewer would tune in for a Kansas City Chiefs game, several times a game the TV cameras would pan to pop star Taylor Swift in some secure luxury suite. Movie stars and music legends being shown on the TV screen are nothing new. Who hasn’t viewed Jack Nicholson for any home Los Angeles L...2024
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• 5 ‘Lambmarks’ that have helped CeeDee Lamb start his run toward a GOAT

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images In just four years, CeeDee Lamb has turned into the star Dallas was hoping for. On April 23, 2020, the Dallas Cowboys officially started the clock on Mike McCarthy with the first round of the NFL draft. Having the 17th pick in the draft, Dallas hoped to find someone to jolt some energy into the fanbase. Like fans saw this season in Dallas’ matchup travel...2024
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• Bengals’ 2023 draft class shaping up to be something special

Cara Owsley/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK The jury’s still out, but things are looking up for the most recent Bengals draft class. It usually takes a few years to get a really good objective look at a draft class. You typically can’t judge a group of players until they’ve been in the league for a couple of years and either developed or washed out of the league. This is especially true f...2023
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• Kareem Jackson to meet with Roger Goodell after Broncos safety was suspended for second time this season

Jackson will meet with the NFL commissioner on Wednesday...2023
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• Kamara plans to tell Goodell his side of arrest

Saints running back Alvin Kamara plans to meet with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell regarding his offseason arrest and potential suspension....2023
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• Three years ago today, the Cincinnati Bengals drafted Joe Burrow with the first overall pick
Sam Greene/The Enquirer via Imagn Content Services, LLC One pick has changed the course of the Bengals franchise in just three seasons On this date, three years ago, the Cincinnati Bengals held the first overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. Before we dive into it, let’s take a nice (painful) stroll back to the 2019 season. In Zac Taylor’s first season as the newest Head Coach, Cincinnati w...2023
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"DBN: You have come out and told NFL commissioner Roger Goodell that the league should retire Jim Brown’s #32 leaguewide."

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"Roger Goodell wants up to 16 international games in the future: 'This game is destined to be global'"

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"Roger Goodell speaks ahead of 2023 Super Bowl, says 'TNF' flex scheduling possible, addresses ref fuss, more"

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"Roger Goodell says lack of diversity among head coaches has been 'unacceptable' in memo sent to NFL teams"

2021
"Former Raiders coach Jon Gruden has filed a lawsuit against the NFL and commissioner Roger Goodell, according to his attorney, claiming that Gruden's emails were "selectively leaked" in order to "force him out of his job."

2020
"NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said that he wishes the league had listened earlier to what Colin Kaepernick was protesting."

2019
"NFL commissioner Roger Goodell: 'We've moved on' from Colin Kaepernick after botched workout"

2018
"According to The New York Times, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is expected to fine Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones millions of dollars for Jones' feud with the league over Goodell's contract extension and running back Ezekiel Elliott's suspension."

2017
"Roger Goodell has signed a contract extension to remain the commissioner of the NFL, a league source confirmed to ESPN."

2016
"In December, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced the formation of a committee to address the catch rule that will encourage input from players, including Dez Bryant."

2015
"PHOENIX (AP) The NFL won't decide on any discipline for Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch until after the Super Bowl, commissioner Roger Goodell said at his Super Bowl news conference Friday."

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"5, and league commissioner Roger Goodell was forced to testify."

• Browns history: Legend John Wooten talks civil rights, Jim Brown, how the NFL has changed and so much more
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• Giants news, 1/1: 2024 Giants year in review, Ihmir Smith-Marsette, John Mara, more headlines
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• Retire Jim Brown’s number NFL-wide? Bill Belichick supports John Wooten’s idea; Wooten shares more with DBN

The gesture would symbolize just how remarkable JB was The passing of Jim Brown in May of last year was indeed a sad day for every diehard NFL fan. It also provided an opportunity. The National Football League (NFL) can now memorialize arguably one of the greatest players ever to set foot on any NFL football field. The NFL should retire Brown’s #32 jersey – leaguewide. Yes, every team. This was...2024
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• Update on NFL’s investigation into latest Browns Deshaun Watson lawsuit
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• Are Broncos fans Bo-lievers?

Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images Bo Nix continues to look and play like the starter in Denver. When is it OK to get excited about the prospects? Good morning, Broncos Country! For close to 10 years, the Denver Broncos have been looking for a quarterback. It’s felt more like 84 years, but semantics and all of that. Needless to say, it’s felt like a long time. While a regular season game...2024
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• Detroit shatters NFL Draft Day 1 attendance record

Mandi Wright / USA TODAY NETWORK Detroit SHOWED UP for the 2024 NFL Draft, reportedly shattering the attendance record for the opening night. After a dozen picks in the 2024 NFL Draft, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell addressed the massive crowd packed into Campus Martius in Downtown Detroit. He had an important message for the ravenous fans. Detroit had shattered the NFL Draft attendance re...2024
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• Taylor Swift conspiracy: Did the NFL push to get the Chiefs in the Super Bowl?
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• NFL insists streaming-exclusive playoff games are good for fans

Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images “Our fans want this” says NFL about streaming playoff games. The NFL streamed a Wild Card playoff game this January, and the shock around the media landscape was palpable. Making people sign up, turn over personal information, and pay for an NFL playoff game was a first, but it won’t be the last. While the NFL has previously hosted playoff games on cable...2024
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• Pre-Snap Reads 2/6: More on new head coach Mike Macdonald

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images Read! Field! Gulls! In Today’s Links: Seattle Seahawks (dot) com takes a little bit of a deeper dive into the psyche of our new head coach; also some mailbag Q and A’s. We’ve hired another coach, maybe even hired another by the end of the day. Maybe a little spending breakdown from the likes of Ben Baldwin, and a final report card on the Seahawks’ CB ...2024
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• Reduced capacity at EverBank? More games in London? Jaguars options as stadium plans gain steam

Photo by John Rivera/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Seven months on since the Jacksonville Jaguars unveiled plans for their stadium of the future, the options for hosting games during the upgrade come into focus It has been seven months since the Jacksonville Jaguars introduced their image for a future stadium - a project that had taken the franchise nearly three years to conceive. The r...2024
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• Gayle Benson, the Saints and NFL Foundation donate $1 million to support relief efforts for the victims of the New Year’s Day tragedy in New Orleans
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• Browns history: Legend John Wooten talks civil rights, Jim Brown, how the NFL has changed and so much more
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• Giants news, 1/1: 2024 Giants year in review, Ihmir Smith-Marsette, John Mara, more headlines
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• Week 15: Broncos vs. Colts - Live Updates

Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images Come join us to discuss today’s game between the Denver Broncos and Indianapolis Colts in Week 15. This is the biggest home game in Denver since January 2016. If the Denver Broncos win, their playoff odds jump to 90%, but if they fall at home to the Indianapolis Colts it becomes a 50-50 proposition with the Colts holding the ace in the hole of the tiebr...2024
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• Retire Jim Brown’s number NFL-wide? Bill Belichick supports John Wooten’s idea; Wooten shares more with DBN
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• 2024 NFL Annual Meetings: Here's what Roger Goodell said, including playing on Christmas each year

The top discussion points from Roger Goodell's presser...2024
• NFL insists streaming-exclusive playoff games are good for fans
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• Pre-Snap Reads 2/6: More on new head coach Mike Macdonald
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• Bengals News (8/5): Ken Riley Induction Day

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports The Bengals will finally be able to watch one of the most deserving names immortalized in the Hall of Fame. Hall of Fame Emotion For Riley Family In Freeze Frame MomentCANTON, Ohio _ Late Bengals legend Ken Riley has his Gold Jacket emblematic of enshrinement in the Pro Football Hall of Fame and thanks to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell it was the most emotional m...2023
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• The Goodell Clown Shirt incident: an interview with Saints fan Andrew Tujague
Andrew alongside the “fake fan,” formally known as MaryLucy Tujague (Photo courtesy of Andrew Tujague) Tujague attended the 2023 NFL Draft with a Clown Goodell Shirt, incited a “planted” fan in the audience. The NFL Draft: where stars are born, lives are changed, and Roger Goodell is verbally harassed for three days straight. Within the draft stage in Kansas City, each team had its own ...2023
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• Browns history: Legend John Wooten talks civil rights, Jim Brown, how the NFL has changed and so much more
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• 5 ‘Lambmarks’ that have helped CeeDee Lamb start his run toward a GOAT
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• Notes: Lions GM Brad Holmes attends Michigan, Ohio State game

Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes was on hand for Michigan’s big win over Ohio State. Let’s catch up with the mish-mash of Week 11 and Week 12 items that popped up over the last few days to round out your Detroit Lions Weekend Notes: There were a lot of pro prospects playing in Michigan’s win over Ohio State on Saturday. According to the Detroit Ne...2023
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• Bengals News (8/5): Ken Riley Induction Day
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• The definitive case for a “Weird” Al Yankovic Super Bowl halftime show
Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports Stay with me on this one In the nearly 20 years since the Justin Timberlake/Janet Jackson incident took place during the Super Bowl halftime show. . .yes, that happened back in 2004, so it’s been almost two decades. . .a lot of the shows after that have been lacking a little something. Yes, other than participation from the Minnesota Vikings that would cause m...2023
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• Chiefs Kingdom and the sports world react to Norma Hunt’s death
Photo by David Eulitt/Kansas City Star/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Lamar Hunt’s widow died on Sunday. On Sunday night, the Kansas City Chiefs announced that Norma Hunt — the widow of Chiefs founder Lamar Hunt and mother of current team CEO Clark Hunt — had died. She is credited with being the only woman to attend all 57 Super Bowls. Her first in 1967 (and her last in 2023) both ...2023
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• Hunt family matriarch Norma Hunt dies
Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports Lamar Hunt’s widow is the only woman who has attended every Super Bowl. The Kansas City Chiefs have announced that Hunt family matriarch Norma Hunt died on Sunday at the age of 85. The team released a statement from the Hunt family. Our family is deeply saddened by the passing of our mother, Norma. She was a wonderful mother and an extraordinary woman who w...2023
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• Arrowheadlines: Nick Bolton is the Chiefs’ most underappreciated (and underpaid) player
Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Chiefs headlines for Thursday, May 25 The latest NFL’s most underappreciated players: Tee Higgins, D.J. Reed among AFC picks | NFL.com Kansas City Chiefs Nick Bolton LB · Age: 23 APY: $1.46 million (rookie contract; 72nd among linebackers). Only one player (Jacksonville’s Foye Oluokun) had more regular-season tackles than the 180 registered by Bolton, wh...2023
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• The Goodell Clown Shirt incident: an interview with Saints fan Andrew Tujague
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• Patrick Mahomes and NFL Twitter loved ‘Jets kid’ Kyle Stickles making pick
Patrick Mahomes and the rest of NFL Twitter couldn’t get enough of “Jets kid” Kyle Stickles, who announced New York’s first-round pick. The star of the 2023 NFL Draft wasn’t Roger Goodell or any of the players who took the stage, though they certainly had their moments. No, it was Kyle Stickles, the 13-year-old cancer […] Patrick Mahomes and NFL Twitter loved ‘J...2023
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• Goodell: No decision yet on discipline for Marshawn Lynch
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• Goodell: 'Wished we listened earlier' to Kap
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• NFL players to kneel for anthem as a group, and some believe Roger Goodell could take part
The NFL is out of the business of discouraging any player from taking a knee...2020
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• Roger Goodell encourages NFL teams to sign Colin Kaepernick: 'I welcome that'
Colin Kaepernick has not played in the NFL since 2016...2020
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• NFL commissioner Roger Goodell: 'We've moved on' from Colin Kaepernick after botched workout
It's no surprise, but the league has moved on from Kaepernick...2019
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• Roger Goodell says lack of diversity among head coaches has been 'unacceptable' in memo sent to NFL teams
Goodell also said the league will investigate Brian Flores' integrity claim against the Dolphins...2022
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• Roger Goodell upholds Tom Brady suspension
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has upheld Patriots quarterback Tom Brady's four-game suspension for violating the league's policy on integrity of the game, the league announced Tuesday....2015
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• Pre-Snap Reads 10/13: Is it attitude or scheme the Seahawks need to fix most?
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• Adrian Peterson Isn't the Victim, His Son Is
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• Browns to host international game, lose Cleveland home game on 2025 schedule
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• Browns history: Legend John Wooten talks civil rights, Jim Brown, how the NFL has changed and so much more
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• Giants news, 1/1: 2024 Giants year in review, Ihmir Smith-Marsette, John Mara, more headlines
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• Week 15: Broncos vs. Colts - Live Updates
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• 18-game schedule on the horizon? Roger Goodell provides update on possibly expanding NFL regular season

Goodell has publicly supported a longer regular season...2024
• Roger Goodell reveals timeline for expanding NFL's international schedule and possibly regular season

The commissioner has some lofty goals on the horizon...2024
• Retire Jim Brown’s number NFL-wide? Bill Belichick supports John Wooten’s idea; Wooten shares more with DBN
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• Pre-Snap Reads 10/13: Is it attitude or scheme the Seahawks need to fix most?
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• NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, NFLPA executive director discuss 18-game schedule; here's how it could work

It seems inevitable that the NFL will eventually add another game...2024
• Are Broncos fans Bo-lievers?
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• Pre-Snap Reads 10/13: Is it attitude or scheme the Seahawks need to fix most?
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• Taylor Swift conspiracy: Did the NFL push to get the Chiefs in the Super Bowl?
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• Pre-Snap Reads 2/6: More on new head coach Mike Macdonald
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• Brian Flores generating no interest in coaching searches

Jamie Sabau-USA TODAY Sports Why? You know why For a good chunk of the second half of the 2023 NFL regular season, there was a lot of speculation that the Minnesota Vikings could lose defensive coordinator Brian Flores to a head coaching job. With names being tossed all over as having sat for interviews with teams and seven current head coaching openings around the league, Flores has gener...2024
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• Goodell: I have no authority to remove Snyder

Roger Goodell says he has no authority to remove Daniel Snyder as owner of the Commanders amid ongoing scrutiny into the organization's workplace culture and accusations from women employees of pervasive sexual harassment by team executives....2022
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• Goodell: Info gathering on QB Watson still ongoing

Commissioner Roger Goodell said on Tuesday the NFL doesn't yet have enough information about the lawsuits filed against Houston's Deshaun Watson for inappropriate sexual behavior to make a decision on potential discipline....2021
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• NFL commissioner Roger Goodell addresses Colin Kaepernick workout
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell held a press conference on Wednesday to discuss a number of different issues. One of the topics broached by reporters was Colin Kaepernick’s workout in Atlanta last month. It has obviously been a point of contention in the weeks since Kaepernick cancelled the NFL-mandated workout and set up shop at a nearby high school. In talking about it Wednesday, Goodell noted th...2019
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• Chargers' Move to LA Just the Latest Example of How Greed Wins in the NFL
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• Tom Brady's Request for Rehearing of Deflategate Appeal Denied
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• Washington Post Poll Finds Redskins Name Doesn't Offend 9 in 10 Native Americans
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