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(Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) Big Pete on the commissioner’s plans to expand the playoffs…  Today, Roger Goodell said that they are discussing the expansion of the NFL playoffs to either 14 or 16 teams. While I don’t know what is going through his brain, lets take a quick look at how this impacts the playoff structure as [...]

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There are times when I wonder if the discord between the NFL and the New Orleans Saints could have been solved with a nice long lunch, a plate of po’-boys, and a couple of beignets each for everyone. Of course, with Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma suing NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell for defamation after Goodell’s very [...]

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Commissioner Roger Goodell and NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith began four days of talks in the Minneapolis area on Tuesday without the owners present. Smith also asked Goodell to speak at the NFLPA’s rookie seminar in Sarasota, Fla. TotalBroncos

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National NFL writer Mark Maske reported in today’s Washington Post on the possibility of reduced offseason workouts prior to the 2011 season. “Commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday he’s hopeful the league will adopt new rules before next season to reduce the number of offseason workouts that teams are permitted to hold and restrict the amount [...]

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Commissioner Roger Goodell spoke with Rich Eisen last night on NFL Network prior to the Ravens-Falcons game and discussed a variety of topics including labor negotiations and stricter enforcement of rules against illegal hits. “A lot of negotiations wait until the 11:59 [mark],” Commissioner Goodell said. “I think that’s a mistake in this case. Uncertainty [...]

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LONDON – NFL commissioner Roger Goodell wants a bigger presence for American football in Europe. TotalBroncos

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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell wants a bigger presence for American football in Europe. Ahead of the NFL’s fourth regular-season game at Wembley Stadium, Goodell says the success of the previous matches has buoyed his hopes of one day having a full-time franchise in England. Goodell says the league plans to start playing more games in [...]

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