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NFL To Charles Woodson: Only We Can Endorse Alcohol [Wine No]
Published 7/19/2008 by Matt Sussman at Deadspin
... Three new things I learned after hearing about this story: (1) NFL cornerback Charles Woodson has come out with his own wine called "Twentyfour." (2) Charles Woodson still plays football. And (3) NFL players aren't allowed to endorse alcohol. ...

NFL Tells Woodson To Cool It With The Wine Talk
Published 7/19/2008 by Signal to Noise at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... while with the Oakland Raiders. The NFL, apparently, doesn’t want him taking too large a profil e in selling the fruits of his company’s labor. ...

The latest bit of hypocrisy brought to you by Coors
Published 7/19/2008 by Fooch at Niners Nation: Front Page Posts
... with the NFL at the moment.  Back in 2001, Charles Woodson first met his cellar master in Napa 2001, while still with the Raiders.  He appears to be a wine enthusiast and because of that, he will be debuting his first wine in September.  His name and signature appear on the label and in the marketing materials.  Nothing wrong yet, right? ...

Woodson The Winemaker, Pacman- Not So Much
Published 7/20/2008 by Juice Staff at NFLJuice.com
Charles Woodson has created him own private labeled wine, aptly entitled “Twenty-Four”. The Woodson special sauce was on display Friday evening at the Chop House in Ann Arbor, along with an official release and tasting. A portion of the reservation cost went to benefit Mott Children’s Hospital. After he did an interview about his passion for wine recently, and as news of Friday’s event spread, the NFL contacted his representatives this week to remind him of the league’s alcohol policy.  To dodge the bullet of “endorsing alcohol, which is against NFL baller rules”, Woodson’s cellar ...