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January 3, 2023
Alex Shephard
The NFL Has a Damar Hamlin Problem
The league has historically quickly brushed aside tragedies and catastrophic injuries. The Bills’ safety’s shocking cardiac arrest is different.
October 12, 2021
Alex Shephard
Jon Gruden’s Emails Are a Symptom of the NFL’s Cultural Rot
The Raiders coach’s racist, sexist, and homophobic emails should prompt a deeper reckoning for the league.
June 9, 2020
Nick Martin
The NFL Is for Cops
A weak statement about past wrongs is a joke and an insult to the movement against police violence and former players like Colin Kaepernick.
September 23, 2014
Danny Vinik
What Really Matters in the Ray Rice Saga Is Not the Culpability of the Baltimore Ravens
It's whether the NFL commits to combat domestic violence
September 22, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
The NFL's Failure in the Ray Rice Scandal Went Way Beyond the Commissioner
January 8, 2014
Marc Tracy
Three Important Questions Roger Goodell Was Not Asked in His 92Y Interview
December 11, 2012
Marc Tracy
Roger Goodell Keeps Letting His League Down
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