Talking Points is a daily feature highlighting the best stories of the day. Today, we begin with the NFL Lockout, and Roger Goodell’s response to Monday’s landmark ruling. Plus: Jim Tressel the revolutionary, Manny before he sparked a revolution, the Royal Wedding sports column we’ve all been waiting for, and some encouragement for Lindsay Lohan.
Should The NFL Lockout Cost Roger Goodell His Job?
A federal district court in Minnesota ended the NFL Lockout on Monday afternoon, and while the players celebrated, by Tuesday morning, Roger Goodell had already issued a scathing response to the judgment in the Wall Street Journal.
Judge Nelson’s ruling doesn’t only threaten the lockout, but it threatens the league, he says. To help embellish this alternate reality, Goodell imagines a universe where all the players’ demands are met. If the players win here, he suggests, it could mean the end of the NFL Draft. It would mean no salary cap, no maximum salaries for players, no league-wide benefits for players, no testing for steroids, and endless other nightmares for football fans, everywhere.
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