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September 05, 2006

Congress To Investigate Relationship Between The NFL And The NFLPA


In the wake of Bryant Gumbel's broadside against Paul Tagliabue and Gene Upshaw, U.S. News And World Report says that Congress might investigate:

We hear that members of the House Judiciary Committee are interested in just how cozy the NFLPA and NFL have become and are concerned about the players association's rules governing professional agents. "This whole look at sports started with the baseball steroids scandal," says a House insider. "Now we're looking wider."What sparked Congress's new interest was the two-year suspension of star agent Carl Poston before a planned arbitration hearing with the NFLPA. He went to his congresswoman, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, for help, and now several lawmakers and the Judiciary Committee are looking into his case.

Draw your own conclusions.



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He went to his congresswoman, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee
Wow, Sheila Jackson Lee grandstanding... who'd a thunk...

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