Goodell, Smith meet, fly to rookie talks together
By Zaket on June 29, 2011
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith met for labor talks on Tuesday without players or owners present, then flew to Florida together to speak to rookies after opening four days of labor talks in Minnesota.
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