Off-Field Difficulties Loom for NFL
                   
nysun.com     Jul 24, 2008          

John Madden once said winning is a great deodorant, as it covers up whatever internal problems a team might be having. On the national level for the NFL, Brett Favre's retirement has quickly turned into a saga; in the New York area, the decision by the ownership of the Giants to implement a personal seat licensing charge has pushed the league's real problems out of the limelight. But NFL owners do face some tough issues as training camp opens. The difficulties include a potential labor action obstacle in 2011; the ongoing saga of the Rooney family's ownership of the Pittsburgh Steelers; Los Angeles's quest for a team; the globalization of the NFL, and carriage problems for the NFL Network. In May, NFL owners decided to opt out of the current collective bargaining agreement, and there are numerous storm clouds on the horizon,... [read full story]                    


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post-gazette.com     Aug 17, 2008          

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post-gazette.com     Aug 17, 2008   2 related          

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post-gazette.com     Aug 15, 2008          

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