Goodell: Recent NFL labor talks ‘a positive sign’
By Zaket on June 4, 2011
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell will spend the weekend preparing for the next set of negotiations, energized by this week’s secret talks that he believes show both sides are committed to ending the labor dispute.
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