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Roger Goodell stories: 43 news summaries

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 Patriots Rule 
 Brittania, Bucs 

New England cruises past winless Tampa Bay, 35-7

Oct 25, 09 5:11 PM CDT
(AP) - Tom Brady threw three touchdown passes and had more than 300 yards as the Patriots (5-2) beat the winless (0-7) Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 35-7, today at Wembley Stadium in the NFL's third regular-season game at the iconic London venue. The game drew a sellout crowd of 84,254. NFL commissioner... More »

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NFL • London • Manchester United • Roger Goodell • New England Patriots • Tennessee Titans • England • Tom Brady • Liverpool • English Premier League • Chelsea • Tampa Bay Buccaneers • Wembley Stadium • National Football League • Brandon Meriweather

Limbaugh Blames 'Race Hustlers' for Failed Bid

Accuses NFL players' union of dirty politics

Oct 15, 09 4:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rush Limbaugh blamed the NFL players' union, pressure from "race hustlers" such as Al Sharpton, and unfair media coverage for his failed bid at NFL ownership, reports Bloomberg. He also said Dave Checketts—the man who organized the bid—cleared Limbaugh's name with "people at the highest level"... More »

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Roger Goodell • Rush Limbaugh • football • NFL Players Association • Dave Checketts • Rush Limbaugh racist quotes

Colts Owner, NFL Chief Slam Limbaugh Comments

Rush's bid to be an NFL owner looks unlikely

Oct 13, 09 2:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rush Limbaugh's bid for the St. Louis Rams is looking increasingly hopeless: Colts owner Jim Irsay said today he "couldn't even think of voting for him" and didn't plan on discussing the bid with other NFL owners, reports NBC's Pro Football Talk. "I'm very sensitive to know... More »

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NFL • Indianapolis Colts • St. Louis Rams • Roger Goodell • Rush Limbaugh • Jim Irsay

(Newser) - Michael Vick, who last played in the NFL in 2006, will be eligible to suit up for the Eagles on Sept. 27, the Philadelphia Daily News reports. "Hopefully we can have a success story here that will be good for society in general and good for the NFL,"... More »

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NFL • Roger Goodell • Michael Vick • football • probation • dogfighting • Andy Reid • federal prison • National Football League • pro football

NFL Commish Conditionally Reinstates Vick

It's official: QB may play as soon as October
—if he can find a team

Jul 27, 09 3:43 PM CDT
(AP) - Michael Vick was reinstated by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell today and could play in regular-season games as early as October. Vick can immediately participate in preseason practices, workouts and meetings and can play in the final two preseason games—if he can find a team that will sign him. A... More »

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NFL • Roger Goodell • Michael Vick • football • dogfighting • quarterback

 NFL Will Let Vick Play Again  


Jul 23, 09 7:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Vick can play football again, ESPN reports. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell met with the newly free quarterback today and settled on a conditional reinstatement, sources say. Vick will be allowed to sign with a team—so far, none have said they want him—but will be suspended four games... More »

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NFL • Roger Goodell • Michael Vick • football • quarterback • dog fighting

(Newser) - Now that Michael Vick’s dogfighting sentence is over, it’s possible for him to return to the NFL. Whether commissioner Roger Goodell will allow it is another thing entirely. Jim Trotter and George Dohrmann, in Sports Illustrated, are divided. “It’s time for him to have an opportunity... More »

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NFL • Roger Goodell • Michael Vick • football • dogfighting • quarterback • prison sentence

 Falcons Release Vick 


Jun 12, 09 9:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Vick may yet fling a football again in the NFL, but it won't be for the Atlanta Falcons. The team today released its former quarterback, who is close to completing his federal sentence for dogfighting, reports the Journal-Constitution. The Falcons had hoped to trade Vick—who is still awaiting... More »

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NFL • Atlanta Falcons • Roger Goodell • Michael Vick • football • quarterback • dog fighting

analysis

 How Vick 
 Can Get 
 Back to NFL 

Must show 'remorse' without moves looking 'choreographed'

May 29, 09 12:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Can Michael Vick overcome his dismal image and play again in the NFL? His high school coach thinks so—but it will require a serious, sustained effort from the quarterback convicted on dog-fighting charges, USA Today reports. “From a reputation standpoint,” says a crisis-management expert, “being inhumane... More »

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NFL • Roger Goodell • Michael Vick • dogfighting • public relations • Humane Society • public image

NFL Commish Pitches Longer Regular Season

Goodell prepares proposal to expand
to 17 or 18 games

Mar 25, 09 3:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - If you think the NFL preseason is too long, you have good company: Roger Goodell does, too. And unlike you, the NFL commissioner can do something about it. Goodell wants to extend the regular season from 16 games to 17 or 18 and shorten the exhibition season, the AP reports.... More »

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NFL • Roger Goodell • football

Players Tackle 'Excessive' NFL Fines

Pros complain that crackdown on illegal hits is about money, not safety

Nov 7, 08 7:38 AM CST
(Newser) - The NFL players union is taking action on member complaints that the league has gone fine-happy this season, reports the Washington Post. Players charge that fines for illegal hits have become excessive. The union director is seeking a new system that would allow disgruntled players to appeal penalty decisions to... More »

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NFL • Roger Goodell • football • Troy Polamalu • fines

 NFL Cracks Down 
 on Zebra Abuse 

Commish ponders fine for Burress as league shows shorter fuse on public criticism

Oct 24, 08 2:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - The NFL has long been sensitive about criticism of its officials, but commissioner Roger Goodell is more often going after the wallets of players for ripping refs, particularly on the field during games, USA Today reports. Chicago’s Brian Urlacher was fined for such an incident last week, and Goodell... More »

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NFL • Roger Goodell • New York Giants • San Diego Chargers • Plaxico Burress • referees • Ed Hochuli

 NFL Benches 
 Pacman Indefinitely 

Bodyguard fight will cost Cowboys' Jones next 4 games, at least

Oct 14, 08 4:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Adam “Pacman” Jones has been suspended without pay from the NFL for at least the next four games, the Dallas Morning News reports. Roger Goodell benched the Cowboys cornerback—suspended all of last season for various run-ins with the law—indefinitely for a scuffle with his own bodyguards last... More »

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 Punch-Up 
 Lands Pacman 
 Back in Trouble 

Cowboys cornerback scuffles with bodyguard in Dallas hotel

Oct 9, 08 3:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Cowboys cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones may have to explain himself to commissioner Roger Goodell—again—after scuffling with his own bodyguard at a Dallas hotel yesterday, ESPN reports. The Dallas player appeared to be intoxicated before he attacked one of the guards hired to keep him out of trouble,... More »

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NFL • Roger Goodell • Dallas Cowboys • fight • Adam "Pacman" Jones

NFL Looks for Gang Signs on Game Tapes

Experts scour footage, but some say gestures could be anything

Jul 16, 08 2:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - The NFL is hiring experts to pore over game tapes looking for players flashing gang signs, the Los Angeles Times reports. “There have been some suspected things we've seen,” said a league security official; one former player's not so sure: "People have got signs for their kids,... More »

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NFL • Roger Goodell • gangs • football • Paul Pierce

NFL Owners Opt Out of Collective Bargaining Agreement

End of labor deal could lead to 2011 lockout

May 21, 08 8:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - As the NFL deals with Spygate's embarrassment, an even bigger concern has appeared on the horizon: the league's owners voted unanimously yesterday to opt out of the current collective bargaining agreement, which could lead to a lockout in 2011. Commissioner Roger Goodell insists that there will be at least three... More »

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NFL • Roger Goodell • football • labor • NFLPA • Gene Upshaw • NFL Players Association

NFL Closes Patriots Case

Team didn't tape the Rams in Super Bowl; Herald apologizes
for running story

May 14, 08 9:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - After meeting with former Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell effectively closed the book on Spygate. Goodell also determined that a tape of the St. Louis Rams' practice before Super Bowl XXXVI never existed, prompting the Boston Herald to issue an apology for publishing the rumors "... More »

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NFL • Roger Goodell • New England Patriots • Bill Belichick • Spygate

Ex-Pats Video Assistant Meets Goodell, Specter

Walsh doesn't know of any pre-Super Bowl walkthrough video

May 13, 08 10:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - A murmur rippled across the room as the NFL revealed the tapes provided by former Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh. The cause was not some new revelation of wrongdoing by New England, which was caught last September recording opposing coaches' signals in violation of league rules. More »

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NFL • Roger Goodell • New England Patriots • football • Spygate

Ex-Patriots Staffer Turns Over Gridiron Spygate Videos

But Rams' Super Bowl practice tape isn't there

May 8, 08 7:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - A former New England Patriots assistant has given the NFL eight videotapes showing that the Pats broke the rules by recording rival teams' play-calling signals—but the rumored tape of the St. Louis Rams isn't among them, the New York Times reports. There had been reports that the worker had... More »

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NFL • Roger Goodell • New England Patriots • football • videotaping • Bill Belichick • spying • Spygate

Pacman to Seek
Reinstatement
Again

Banished Tennessee cornerback hopes to back before NFL draft

Apr 12, 08 7:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Suspended Tennessee Titans cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones will again ask NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to reinstate him, with his agent planning to send in his latest request on Tuesday. Jones had planned to ask to be reinstated before the NFL draft on April 26-27. His agent, Manny Arora, said... More »

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NFL • Roger Goodell • Dallas Cowboys • Tennessee Titans • football • Adam "Pacman" Jones • Manny Arora

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