Players Union has had enough of Goodell

Arctic Dawgs

Arctic Dawgs

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about time

But the amount of authority Goodell wields under the conduct policy -- which was written with the assistance of NFL players and late union executive director Gene Upshaw -- has raised concerns among players.
"That's something that's very important to the players that we intend to raise," Smith said, according to the report. "You will increase the understanding of fairness if people are involved in a way that they understand why.
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Arctic Dawgs

Arctic Dawgs

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Goodell does Vick/Players/Teams no favours

Moreover, when Goodell's "evaluation" period ends Oct. 6, the commissioner actually could extend the suspension, exacting his power upon Vick even further. There is something childish and vindictive and personal about this, and that is the secondary, more sinister element in the ruling. For all the headlines of Vick's being "reinstated," even partially, Goodell still has not said just when Vick will be eligible to appear in an NFL game, which is how players are paid. And already, Vick has been suspended from the NFL since Aug. 24, 2007.
Vick is not owed the right to play football in the National Football League, but this is hardly the issue. The first issue is power -- how much Goodell has and how he is using it.
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set a date and lose or keep your job buy it. All this "we''ll see" is BS
 
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