sportspoop.com - 6/30/2009
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When word came out a few months ago that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell was considering the idea of expanding the league’s regular-season schedule to 18 games — cutting two preseason games in the process — initial reaction among NFL fans seemed to be universally positive.
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Roger Goodell, no decision on 18 game season, yet
digitalsportsdaily.com 5/20/2009 — Roger Goodell said that the NFL will not rule on extending the season to 18 games, at this weeks owners meetings.
“First of all, we want to have those discussions with our players which won’t begin until next month.” Goodell said.
Earlier in the week the NFL agreed to two ...
Goodell Sends a Message of Warning to All NFL Players
nflgridirongab.com 6/23/2009 —
On the heels of another offseason where it seems like there was just as much news off the field about players as there was on it, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell sent out the following to all teams about doing their very best to keep clean - or else.
“I want to use this opportunity to remind ...
Missing The Point
gofor2.net 6/30/2009 — According to Yahoo! Sports, sources close to NFL Commissioner/Dark Emperor Roger Goodell have said that the Commissioner plans to further abuse use his power to severly punish Michael Vick and Plaxico Burress. This further proves that Goodell has completely forgotten what his role is supposed ...
Union to discuss Goodell’s authority to punish players
scoresreport.com 7/28/2009 —
When talks being about a new collective bargaining agreement begin soon, NFL players union chief executive DeMauirce Smith said he wants to talk about commissioner Roger Goodell’s power to discipline players .
Goodell has presided over a number of high-profile suspensions as commissioner ...
Missing The Point: Redux
gofor2.net 7/1/2009 — Ok, I don’t want to beat this to death , but I was watching ESPN’s ‘Around The Horn’ this afternoon, and heard some very well respected columnists make some horribly incorrect points regarding why its ok for Roger Goodell to hit Michael Vick with a heavy suspension.
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Who Let the Doggs Out?; or They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
sheahey.blogspot.com 7/7/2009 — Michael "Please Don't Forget the Dopeness of My Brother Marcus" Vick has served his time. He spent 19 months in prison, most of it in the infamous Leavenworth pen. He has repaid his debt to society as ordered by law. Yet NFL Commish Roger "Make Sure ...
NFL Commissioner Goodell To Tackle Vick, Burress Hard
mkrob.com 6/30/2009 —
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is leaning toward indefinitely suspending former New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress and continuing to sideline quarterback Michael Vick, three sources with knowledge of the situations have indicated. Such moves would be the latest examples of ...
Goodell Sends a Message of Warning to All NFL Players » NFL Gridiron Gab
feeds.feedburner.com 6/23/2009 — Sports Forum On the heels of another offseason where it seems like there was just as much news off the field about players as there was on it, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell sent out the following to all teams about doing their very best to keep clean ...
401K's for Football Player: Why More Needs To Be Done —
Bleacher Report - NFL 6/29/2009
You would think that after retiring from professional, life is great. Big houses, fast cars, lots of money. But that life is reserved for the big names, names like Dan Marino, Michael Strahan, John Ogden, Tiki Barber, Jerome Bettis, Troy Aikman, and ...
COMMISH TARGETS PLAXICO BURRESS —
NY Post: Sports 6/30/2009
> Not so fast. That's the mindset of NFL commissioner Roger Goodell when it comes to allowing Plaxico Burress and Michael Vick to return to the field this season, according to a Yahoo! report. The commissioner, in keeping with his ...