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Some Old-Timers at the Trial

18 November 2008

Jeff Nixon remembered to bring his camera along to the trial in San Francisco and managed to get a few pictures outside of the courtroom during deliberations. Even before the verdict came in, everyone seems relaxed and happy to be there. Has anyone got any pictures of NFLPA Acting Executive Director Richard Berthelson or their attorney, Jeffrey Kessler, smiling?

Clifton McNeil and Jeff Nixon

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For many of you who may have missed this, here’s the 73-minute video taken during that press conference hosted by Gridiron Greats at the 101 Lounge in Washington DC on Sept. 18, 2007. Mike Ditka plays MC along with Delvin Williams, Dwight Harrison, Dave Pear, Conrad Dobler, Gale Sayers, Eugene “Mercury” Morris, Daryl “Moose” Johnston, Mike Pyle, Sam Huff, Brent Boyd and Walter Beach.