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Why the NFL made Twitter its first social draft pick
With a first-of-its-kind deal, the NFL will be sending out video of game highlights, near-instant replays, and analysis in promoted tweets -- giving Twitter a coveted asset rivals like Facebook won't have.
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Obama Open to Name Change for Washington Redskins
President Barack Obama says he would "think about changing" the Washington Redskins' name if he owned the football team as he waded into the controversy involving a word that many consider offensive to Native Americans.
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‘Fricking Ridiculous’ NFL Stadium Seat Fees Cost Thousands — But Fans Pay Up
The NFL‘s best fans are being thanked for their team loyalty with fees that grant the payer nothing more than the privilege of … being allowed to pay for seats to the game. Minnesota Vikings fans, facing fees of up to $10,000 per seat, are the latest example.
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Only 8% From Pink NFL Merchandise Sales Goes To Breast Cancer Research
It is breast cancer awareness month and the NFL is once again covered in pink. Unfortunately, very little money is going towards cancer research.
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The NFL is Running a Billion-Dollar Con
The welfare kings of the NFL are laughing all the way to the bank, and you’re not in on the joke.
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The NFL's Most-Disliked Players
Poor Michael Vick. His annoying hamstring injury has him on the Philadelphia Eagles bench, confined to watching Nick Foles run the offense. And now we find out that the dark cloud that began hovering over him years ago – the one that followed a prison term for his part in a dog-fighting ring – has barely budged.
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The Redskins are determined to keep their racist team name after all
The Washington Redskins have been on the defensive much of the year over the team's racial slur of a name. Prominent sportswriters have stopped using the name in their stories; politicians have threatened to force the team to change it; and even President Obama waded into the debate, saying he would consider going with a less eyebrow-raising moniker were he the team's owner.
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Nice catch
Or should I say lucky catch?
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NFL Bullies
Could the Dolphins’ suspension of Richie Incognito change the culture of pro football?
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That Time Nazis Marched to "Keep Redskins White"
Currently, Washington, DC's pro football team, the [Redacted], has the distinction of being the only team in the NFL whose name is a racial slur. A little more than 50 years ago, it had another unfortunate distinction: It was the last remaining all-white team in the league.
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Can Hazing Make a Team Stronger?
When Richie Incognito was suspended from the Miami Dolphins last week under allegations of bullying teammate Jonathan Martin, most of his teammates came to his defense, claiming that Incognito's actions stemmed out of football tradition.
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What Happened at Brian Holloway's House?
An NFL player's empty home. A massive teenage party. A tailor-made story of social-media shaming and a former star wronged. Until you dig deeper, that is.
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Oneida Indian Nation is the tiny tribe taking on the NFL and Dan Snyder over Redskins name
Before the street here was paved and running water taken for granted, a group of Oneida Indians stood along a dirt road and watched as one of the donated trailers that made up their community burned. Inside, two of their members lay dying. Outside, frantic calls for help went unanswered.
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How to Save Football
What can the N.F.L. do to make fans feel better about football?
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League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis – FRONTLINE
The National Football League, a multibillion-dollar commercial juggernaut, presides over America's indisputable national pastime. But the NFL is under assault as thousands of former players and a host of scientists claim the league has covered up how football inflicted long-term brain injuries on many players. In this special investigation, FRONTLINE reveals the hidden story of the NFL and brain injuries,
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Wait, the NFL is a 'non-profit' organization?
The NFL is a non-profit organization. A non-profit that pays its top five executives $60 million annually. A non-profit organization that sucks in public subsidies by the billions, then patting itself in the back when it returns a few hundred thousand back to community groups.
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Philadelphia/Detroit game as Eagles take the field about 20 min ago... Photo from @DonBanks
A little snow coming down in Philadelphia!
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A Jarring Image Of The Redskins Stadium After Everyone Left At Halftime
The last-place Washington Redskins got their doors blown off by the Kansas City Chiefs today. It was 38-10 at halftime. Combine that with some awful weather, and you have a recipe for fans leaving at halftime.
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Identifying Signs of Chronic Brain Injury in Living Football Players
Eight former pro football players learned this year that they have signs of a degenerative brain disorder called chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a condition linked to depression, dementia, and memory loss. These somber findings were uncovered using a new method of brain imaging that, for the first time, enables researchers to spot signs of the condition in the living brain. Previously CTE could only be identified after a victim died.
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Matt Prater sets NFL record with 64-yard field goal
Many kickers have made 63-yard field goals, but none have nailed it from beyond that. Matt Prater finally has the record to himself with a 64-yarder on Sunday.
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