latimes.com - 11/19/2008
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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says he's tired of Super Bowl interceptions. Interceptions by ticket scalpers, that is. Goodell said Tuesday that the league was looking into the best ways to get its lowest-priced postseason tickets into the hands of actual fans, and not into those of secondary ...
sports.yahoo.com - 11/21/2008
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Every Wednesday (or Friday), Shutdown Corner brings you
a list of things that may have happened previously
in the NFL, but will not be happening again. Don't Count On ... ... anyone but the following seven teams winning the Super Bowl . ...
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thisisgodgiven.com - 11/20/2008
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thisisgodgiven.com —
Pacman Jones was re-instated by Roger Goodell and
I found that there could only be one reason
that this could have occurred. First off, Goodell should not of suspended him for this last mishap due to his team-issued body guard starting the fracas . Secondly, if he did need to suspend him, then ...
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Roger Goodell Must Think Pacman Is The Sexiest Man Alive
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GOODELL WANTS TO CRACK DOWN ON TICKET SCALPING
ProFootballTalk.com —
... NFL recently announced that it would cut the prices of playoff tickets in an effort to make them more affordable for the average fan. But cutting ticket prices sometimes just makes them more affordable for scalpers, who turn the NFL’s price-slashing into an increase in their own profits. So NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says the league is looking into ways to get tickets directly to fans who will actually attend the games, not to scalpers.“The reality is that Super Bowl tickets are trading at four to five times face value ,” Goodell said, per Sam Farmer of the Los Angeles ...
Goodell’s Going After Scalpers
The National Football Post » Hot News and Rumors —
Goodell’s Going After Scalpers From Sam Farmer of The LA Times : Â Goodell said Tuesday that the league was looking into the best ways to get its lowest-priced postseason tickets into the hands of actual fans, and not into those of secondary ticket brokers who send prices skyrocketing.“It’s difficult and it’s time consuming, but it may be the next step that we need to take is where you actually say, ‘You come to the stadium with your identification, and you’ll get your two tickets after you’re inside the gate,’ ” Goodell told a small group of reporters in Los Angeles. Along ...
Goodell’s Next Target: Super Bowl Ticket Scalpers
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
... Of course, it’s not just the teams and players that make up his NFL that Goodell is concerned about. He does care about the fans as well, and obviously he cares about the league’s premier event: the Super Bowl. So for his next trick, Roger plans on finding a way to help fans get a chance to actually go to the Super Bowl by keeping tickets out of the hands of scalpers. From the LOS ANGELES TIMES : Goodell said Tuesday that the league was looking into the best ways to get its lowest-priced postseason tickets into the hands of actual fans, and not into those of secondary ticket ...
yoonew Sports Business News Report.
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Welcome to the yoonew Sports Business News Report for 11/20/2008 Roger Goodell wants to keep Super Bowl tickets out of scalpers hands. - Maybe if you just offered fans the option to the tickets if their team made the Super Bowl, we wouldn't have this problem. How much for a BCS playoff? - The prices from an industry expert on the BCS Title Game. Athletes: Forget the branding; become an identity instead. - You have to have an identity before you become a brand. One guy is two games away from winning ESPN's Streak ...
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NFL reinstates Adam 'Pacman' Jones —
FOXSports.com News for NFL 11/19/2008
The NFL is giving Adam "Pacman" Jones another chance.
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said Wednesday the suspended cornerback has been reinstated by league commissioner Roger Goodell, but will not play this Sunday or the following game on ...
Pacman reinstated —
Boston.com -- Football news 11/19/2008
The NFL is giving Adam "Pacman" Jones another chance. Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said Wednesday the suspended cornerback has been reinstated by league commissioner Roger Goodell, but he must miss two more games -- this Sunday and the following ...