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After a 2011 season dominated by news of a potential lockout, many football fans were looking forward to a drama-free 2012 campaign. Those fans, however, are going to be disappointed.

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Commissioner Roger Goodell has made player discipline his top priority since the day he took office, and he’s certainly gotten a chance to practice his strict methods in recent months.

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New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson met with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell this morning to discuss his franchise's embattled offseason. Benson had a desire to...

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...but one could be forthcoming

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With all the talk about bounties and suspensions during the offseason, there's a story in the NFL that's kind of been lost in the shuffle.

Members of the NFL Referees Association were locked out on June 3 after the union and the league failed to reach agreement on a new contract

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NFL training camps are opening up, which means the chase for the Vince Lombardi Trophy is heating up like a brat at a Packers tailgate.

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As much as NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has "brought down the hammer" in terms of disciplining players who have run-ins with the law, this offseason he's been unpredictably quiet about 24 players arrests. While he's spit out plenty of pelavor in regards to "bountygate," Goodell hasn't said a word about an offseason full of other horrendous headlines. Has the mishandling of "bountygate" made Goodell more...

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Jonathan Vilma sued NFL comissioner Roger Goodell for defamation of character in May. Over the weekend, Vilma filed a lawsuit against the NFL in federal court, claiming...

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Jonathan Vilma's war against NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell continues.

The New Orleans Saints linebacker has told a federal judge he will file an injunction to stop his year-long suspension if it is not overturned on appeal.

The injunction is not related to the defamation lawsuit Vilma has already filed against Goodell.

The appeal was heard

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"It's their cavalier interpretation of everything that's been way off. They clearly proceeded with a public smear campaign with very little regard for the truth," says Scott Fujita. With his documented history of questioning NFL commissioner Roger Goodell in the past, could Fujita be...

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