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Interview With Roger Goodell: $1,000 SB Ticket Not Overpriced

 
LONDON - Player and fan conduct, officiating, the economy, $1,000 Super Bowl tickets, the increased crackdown on illegal hits, the state of labor talks to avoid a 2011 work stoppage and his own long-term future as NFL commissioner. Roger Goodell didn't leave those issues behind when traveling to London to promote the NFL's second regular-season game here Sunday between New Orleans and San Diego. Goodell addressed such hot-button topics—and more—in a Thursday interview with FOXSports.com. FOXSports.com: What do you feel has been your biggest accomplishment in 2008? Goodell: "We made some significant changes in the offseason with respect to the integrity of the game. We began some important policies [regarding] in-stadium behavior. I think we've managed through the economic crisis quite successfully, but we still have a lot of work there. We've said before that we're not impervious and those are issues that are going to face us for what looks like the foreseeable future."  ... (link)

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