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• Joke of the Day: Madden in Charge of Head Trauma

  
  Dave Pear's Official Blog — Authority: 119
  We have no idea how anyone missed this little tidbit from the Congressional hearings on brain concussions in the NFL. The media rightfully focused on stirring comments made by former Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ owner Gay Culverhouse regarding the complete lack of advocacy for the players when it comes to brain injuries: ...
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• Valerie Thomas on StarCaps, Congress and the CBA

  
  Dave Pear's Official Blog — Authority: 119
  Valerie Thomas posted a great analysis on the StarCaps case and how it relates to the CBA (Collective Bargaining Agreement) and Congress. The NFL and its owners would love to have its powers expanded stealthily by trying to pull a fast one on Congress. We hope someone calls them on it before it happens!AAAThe NFL [...]
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• NFL commissioner Goodell lauds Broncos’ moves

  
  TotalBroncos — Authority: 161
  As a fan, Roger Goodell was as curious as everyone else about the Broncos provocative and polarizing offseason.
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• DeAngelo Hall gets pounded in court of public opinion (duh)

  
  Jeff Schultz — Authority: 606
  If DeAngelo Hall is serious about complaining to the NFL about that big meanie, Falcons coach Mike Smith , there’s something he may want t0 know: Character witnesses will be in short supply. Hall’s reputation as a talented but underachieving selfish malcontent precedes him. And you would be hard-pressed to ...
  2 days ago

• Congress reluctant on intervening with NFL’s and players’ dispute

  
  Anabolic Steroids Blog - iSteroids . com — Authority: 139
  After NFL commissioner Roger Goodell’s appeal to congress to amend federal labor law to allow professional sports league to suspend players who tested positive for drug tests , the Congress issued a statement last Tuesday regarding their reluctance to intervene and even encouraged the NFL and the ...
  5 days ago

• Goodell asks congress for protection of collective bargaining agreements

  
  Anabolic Steroids Blog - iSteroids . com — Authority: 139
  Since the blocking of the suspensions of two Minnesota Viking players who tested positive for a banned diuretic substance, Roger Goodell , NFL commissioner, plans to ask congress to create a law that could protect collective bargaining agreements from state law changes. In his testimony for the House Energy and ...
  5 days ago

• Rep. King Talks to NewsBusters About Rush Limbaugh and NFL

  
  NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — Authority: 831
  Last week Congressman Steve King (R-Iowa) made quite a splash when he raked NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell over the coals for the decision to stop Rush Limbaugh from becoming an owner of the St. Louis Rams. On Wednesday I spoke to King about this episode as well as its bigger meaning as it pertains to whats ...
  6 days ago

• No Rush Limbaugh Treatment for Them

  
  Debbie Schlussel — Authority: 624
  By Debbie SchlusselThree sports stories in the news today make you wonder why there’s no outcry about them beyond the sports pages, the way there was with Rush Limbaugh’s attempt to become a minority NFL owner.No Rush Limbaugh Treatment for Them . . .Donald Sterling, Tom Cable, Gus JohnsonI mean, Rush was never a ...
  1 week ago

• NFL notebook: Goodell asks Congress for help on anti-doping

  
  TotalBroncos — Authority: 161
  Goodell asks Congress for help on anti-doping Arguing that sports leagues` drug programs could be "gutted" if not protected from individual states` laws, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell asked Congress on Tuesday to intervene with legislation and found at least one powerful ally.
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• Ex-NFL player says league is ducking mounting toll of head trauma

  
  Daily Titan — Authority: 606
  By Rachel Blount Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT) MINNEAPOLIS — Despite an expanding body of evidence linking brain damage to violent collisions on the football field, Bob Stein can still indulge in a little gallows humor. “The good news,” he said, “is that I can’t remember how many concussions I had.” ...
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• Those Women Testifying in Congress

  
  Dave Pear's Official Blog — Authority: 119
  Don’t let anyone fool you. Some of the toughest players in the retirees’ struggle with the NFL… are the ladies. No one needs to tell football players or their families about pride, determination, intelligence, grit and the heart it takes to engage in battle. Recently in Washington DC, it became openly clear ...
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• Concussions and Congress and the Future Game

  
  The Fifth Down — Authority: 689
  Will great athletes be steered away from football by their parents? Will participation fall across all levels? That could be one consequence of a Congressional hearing this week.
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• In NFL, Its Either Shape Up or Fade Out

  
  Back Porch FanHouse — Authority: 172
  by Kevin Blackistone Filed under: NFL Sylvester Stallone has Hollywood all a twitter (the old school use of the word) right now over an action flick he is producing called The Expendables . Reason is, it stars a bunch of guys guys including Jason Statham, Jet Li, Julia Roberts brother Eric and Mickey Rourke, who ...
  1 week ago

• The NFL’s Dr. No

  
  Dave Pear's Official Blog — Authority: 119
  Congresswoman Linda Sanchez took 10 minutes to do a serious beat down of Commissioner Roger Goodell in the Congressional Hearings on brain injuries. You can watch her clip below but first we want to take a moment to introduce the new James Bond Dr. No: Ira Casson (we no longer want to call this idiot [...]
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• Rush Divisive, Snoop Dogg OK for ESPN Sunday NFL Countdown

  
  NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — Authority: 831
  While NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell was calling conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh too "divisive" to own a professional football team, rapper Snoop Dogg was appearing in television ads for ESPNs "Sunday NFL Countdown." I guess Goodell and other higher-ups within the league werent concerned with having a man ...
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• Limbaugh Calls Goodell Total Weasel, Would Like to Have Beer With McNabb

  
  Back Porch FanHouse — Authority: 172
  by Ryan Wilson Filed under: ESPN , Sports Media , NFL NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell was on the Hill Wednesday talking to Congress about "Legal Issues Relating to Football Head Injuries." So, naturally, Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) used the forum as an opportunity to grill Goodell about Rush Limbaugh s interest ...
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• And speaking of brain damage…

  
  Hungry Hungry Hippos — Authority: 125
  In the hearings Al posted about yesterday, Rep. Steve King (R-IA) apparently asked NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to apologize to Rush Limbaugh for saying Rush’s comments about Donovan McNabb were racist: King said he’d “scoured” Rush Limbaugh’s infamous comment that the media was giving Philadelphia ...
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• Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) exposes hypocrisy of NFL Commissioner Goodell

  
  Coralville Courier — Authority: 488
  King slams Goodell who tapped danced with non-answers to Kings questions.  Goodell would make a*fine* liberal politician.  As an aside, why is the House wasting time with the NFL when the country is fighting a war against terrorism, the economy is sour, and Obama is printing money faster than you can say, worthless ...
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• Limbaugh: ‘I’d Like To Have A Beer With McNabb’

  
  SPORTSbyBROOKS — Authority: 725
  Roger Goodell probably didn’t expect The Spanish Inquisition when he went to The Hill on Wednesday for a hearing entitled “Legal Issues Relating to Football Head Injuries.” But that’s what he got, courtesy of Steve King of Iowa (R-Nuts), who used it as an opportunity to grill Goodell on his opposition to ...
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• Steve King to NFL Commissioner: Apologize to Rush!

  
  Iowa Independent — Authority: 651
  Here’s an interesting confrontation from a hearing on the Hill Wednesday between Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. King said he’d “scoured” Rush Limbaugh’s infamous comment that the media was giving Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb too much credit because he was ...
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