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			<title><![CDATA[Pasquarelli: Mountain-sized challenge awaits Goodell]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Roger Goodell recently scaled Mount Rainier. The commissioner's attempt to extend the collective bargaining agreement could be much more daunting, writes Len Pasquarelli.]]></description>
			<pubDate>July 10, 2009 03:49:32 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pasquarelli: New NFLPA chief sympathetic to retired players' plight]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Thanks to new NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith, the plight of retired NFL players appears to be improving -- but much work remains, writes Len Pasquarelli.]]></description>
			<pubDate>June 11, 2009 09:59:28 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[NFLPA will start CBA talks with league on June 1]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Negotiations toward an extension of the collective bargaining agreement between the league and its players will begin on June 1, NFL executive vice president of labor/legal counsel Jeff Pash said here Tuesday.]]></description>
			<pubDate>May 19, 2009 14:56:35 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sources: NFLPA boss working without a contract]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Nearly six weeks after he was elected as Gene Upshaw's successor, new NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith continues to work without a contract.]]></description>
			<pubDate>April 21, 2009 11:50:26 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Voters still doubt Tagliabue's HOF worthiness]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Some Hall of Fame voters still have doubts about former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue's credentials, writes Len Pasquarelli.]]></description>
			<pubDate>February 02, 2008 11:27:37 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pats possibly bracing for another WR overhaul]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Once the Super Bowl is over, the Patriots must turn their attention to a WR corps that could look a lot different in 2008, writes Len Pasquarelli.]]></description>
			<pubDate>February 01, 2008 04:41:56 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pasquarelli: Spygate isn't Specter's place]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[There is plenty to admire about Sen. Arlen Specter, but he has no business sticking his nose into NFL matters such as Spygate, writes Len Pasquarelli.]]></description>
			<pubDate>February 01, 2008 09:35:12 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pasquarelli: Could history repeat itself?]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Although the 1982 strike is a distant memory, the NFL is not exactly enjoying complete labor peace, writes Len Pasquarelli.]]></description>
			<pubDate>September 21, 2007 06:28:01 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Addai out to prove he can flourish in expanded role]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Colts RB Joseph Addai looks capable of handling an increased workload, writes Len Pasquarelli. Plus, the latest on the Raiders' QB plans and more.]]></description>
			<pubDate>September 07, 2007 04:00:45 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[NFL adopting Social Security guidelines for disability]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The NFL and its players union have agreed to adopt Social Security Administration standards for determining qualification for such benefits.]]></description>
			<pubDate>June 21, 2007 08:09:48 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[NFLPA intervenes, files grievance for Culpepper to end stalemate]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Just three days after quarterback Daunte Culpepper said he would pursue NFL Players Association intervention to help him gain his freedom from the Miami Dolphins, the union on Tuesday filed a grievance on his behalf.]]></description>
			<pubDate>June 12, 2007 15:14:10 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Culpepper seeks union help after Dolphins ban QB]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Informed on Friday that he would not be permitted to participate in team drills during the Miami Dolphins' weekend minicamp, quarterback Daunte Culpepper will seek intervention from the NFL Players Association to end a stalemate that has left his career i]]></description>
			<pubDate>June 09, 2007 09:19:07 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[New deals, new worries for Colts and old-timers in a rage]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[From the new rage in contracts to new concerns in Indy to the old guard wondering what went wrong, Len Pasquarelli covers it all in his Tip Sheet notes.]]></description>
			<pubDate>June 01, 2007 03:34:38 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pasquarelli: Goodell's swift justice just what NFL needs]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[In the past, the NFL was reluctant to punish so swiftly, so sternly. Not anymore. Roger Goodell's lengthy suspensions of Pacman Jones and Chris Henry sent a much-needed message to the players, writes Len Pasquarelli.]]></description>
			<pubDate>April 10, 2007 09:21:47 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Expect Goodell to crack down on poor behavior]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Expect NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to crack down on players whose off-field indiscretions have become a source of embarrassment to the league, Len Pasquarelli writes.]]></description>
			<pubDate>March 26, 2007 04:57:10 PDT EST</pubDate>
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