NFL 2013 offseason thread

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[pioneer98]

Ex-players sue NFL alleging illegal painkiller use

A group of retired NFL players sued the NFL on Tuesday, claiming the league illegally supplied them with painkillers and narcotics designed to numb injuries.

Those drugs, the players allege, caused medical issues later in their lives.

The lawsuit, which seeks class-action status, was obtained by the Associated Press and names eight different players as plaintiffs, including three members of the 1985 Chicago Bears.

Hall of Fame defensive end Richard Dent, quarterback Jim McMahon and offensive lineman Keith Van Horne were the Bears named in the lawsuit, which was filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in San Francisco.

[pioneer98]

The rotten NFL scheme at the heart of the AT&T-DirecTV merger

AT&T’s bid to acquire DirecTV includes acquisition of the Sunday Ticket exclusive. The Los Angeles Times reports that snapping up Sunday Ticket is a key goal of AT&T's. Professional football is among the most valuable brands on the entertainment landscape. What communications corporation wouldn’t want a monopoly over a major NFL product?

But the Sunday Ticket cartel arrangement assures that only a small share of the American population can enjoy viewer choice on Sunday afternoons. The same voters who are taxed to subsidize the NFL, to the tune around $1 billion annually, are denied a choice about what games to watch.

Adding insult to injury, anyone in Canada and Mexico can sign up for NFL Sunday Ticket, without cable-carrier restrictions. In those nations, telecommunication law forbids sole-carrier contracts. Inside the United States, the NFL’s antitrust waiver allows it to screw consumers with impunity. And screwing consumers with impunity is a prerogative AT&T wants too!

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This is pretty funny. The 2016 Super Bowl will be called "Super Bowl 50" because "Super Bowl L" looks stupid.

http://deadspin.com/nfl-not-into-super- ... 1586170635

Personally I enjoyed Super Bowl Extra Large back in 2006.

[JoeMcKim]

They should just stick with the non roman numerals from here on out, After you get past the 30's it sort of does look stupid.

[docellis]

Rams linebacker Jo-Lonn Dunbar was arrested this morning following an altercation with former Sacramento Kings player Donte Greene outside of a nightclub in Miami Beach. Dunbar was charged with battery and disorderly conduct.

[Freed Roger]

Rams linebacker Jo-Lonn Dunbar was arrested this morning following an altercation with former Sacramento Kings player Donte Greene outside of a nightclub in Miami Beach. Dunbar was charged with battery and disorderly conduct.

not beating up women. This is progress.

[Jocephus]

we need a 2014 offseason thread but i dont wanna make it

hi jerry!

http://terezowens.com/jerry-jones-scand ... s-surface/

Those weird photos of Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and some ladies hanging out in what appears to be a bathroom come with an equally bughouse backstory. They were first put on the internet by a man named Frank Hoover, who alleges that they were taken by people looking to set up Jerry Jones in an extortion plot. Hoover explains all of this in his 20-page manifesto, which also makes clear that Hoover is in fact the son of God.

http://deadspin.com/the-story-behind-th ... 1616389511

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[Freed Roger]

Ha ha.