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THE BUSINESS AND POLITICS OF SPORTS
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Handouts to NFL owners have been an absolute failure
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Our good friend and player advocate, disability attorney John Hogan, was able to attend that Symposium held at the Baltimore School of Law on Thursday. Here are his notes from that day:
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On Monday, Matt Stover, retired kicker for the Baltimore Ravens, took the bold step of sending a letter to the NFLPA laying out his case for dumping Executive Director Gene Upshaw. Way to go, Matt! Donald Trump would be proud.
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