May 19, 2013

Saints Bounty Scandal: With Bountygate appeals, players ask Goodell to recuse himself

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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell speaks with fans before the game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Tennessee Titans on October 7, 2012 at Mall of America Field at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (October 6, 2012 – Source: Hannah Foslien/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — The fight will continue [...]

Source: NFL possesses ledger detailing Saints’ bounty payments

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Jonathan Vilma #51 of the New Orleans Saints calls a defensive play during a game against the Indianapolis Colts being held at Mercedes-Benz Superdome on October 23, 2011 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Saints defeated the Colts 62-7. (October 22, 2011 – Source: Stacy Revere/Getty Images North America) NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Documents gathered in [...]

NFL: Union protecting Saints, not all players

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NFL Players Association Executive Director DeMaurice Smith speaks during a press conference held by the NFL Players Association at the Super Bowl XLVI Media Center in the J.W. Marriott Indianapolis on February 2, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (February 1, 2012 – Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images North America) NEW YORK (AP) – The NFL believes [...]

Former anti-doping chief accuses union of stalling

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(Reuters) – Dick Pound, the former head of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), has accused the National Football League Players’ Association (NFLPA) of using stalling tactics to block the introduction of tests for human growth hormone (HGH). After years of pressure from anti-doping crusaders and the U.S. government, the NFL and NFLPA agreed to start [...]

WADA blasts NFLPA for dragging feet on HGH

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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell attends “Sports Teams for Social Change,” hosted by Beyond Sport United on September 27, 2011 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City. (September 26, 2011 – Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images North America) NEW YORK (AP) – Criticizing the NFL Players Association for blocking tests for human [...]

NFL, union differ on HGH testing

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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, left, accompanied by NFL lead counsel Jeff Pash, speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington on Friday after meeting with two members of Congress to discuss HGH testing for NFL players. (Haraz N. Ghanbari/Associated Press) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Two key congressman emerged from an hour-long meeting with the [...]

AP: Top scientists endorse HGH test

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(PhatzRadio / USA Today) — Nearly two dozen scientists and lab directors from around the world have signed a letter sent to the NFL and the players’ association stating the current test for human growth hormone is safe, scientifically reliable and appropriate for use in professional sports leagues. The letter, obtained by the Associated Press, [...]

NFL sides hope to roll remaining issues into ‘global settlement’

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(PhatzRadio/ USA Today) – The NFL’s war-of-attrition labor fight appears to have a few more rounds remaining. As the league and its players attempt to reach agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement to halt the 125-day lockout, the NFLPA and the NFL are working towards a global settlement of remaining issues including the Brady [...]