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Proposal to reseed playoff teams withdrawn

 
A show of hands made it obvious that reseeding the NFL playoffs wasn't such a good idea. So the league's competition committee withdrew the proposal Wednesday after an informal vote sent it "down in flames," according to New York Giants co-owner John Mara. (link)

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