The “Hall of Fame Village” was pitched in 2014 as a boon to the city. But hundreds of millions were spent, the N.F.L. backed out, and the project is unfinished.
Category: National Football League
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How an N.F.L.-Backed Plan to Revitalize Canton, Ohio, Faltered
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David S. Doty, Judge Who Helped Shape the Modern N.F.L., Dies at 96
The New York Times – Business:He presided over the 1993 agreement that led to free agency and the salary cap, and for years oversaw the league’s disputes with its players.
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During Traffic Stop, N.F.L. Reporter Appeared to Show Off Her Access
The New York Times – Business:A body-worn camera recording shows Dianna Russini, formerly an “insider” for The Athletic, talking football with an officer and avoiding a citation.
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N.F.L. Reporter Resigns From The Athletic Amid an Investigation
The New York Times – Business:The publication, which is owned by The New York Times, was investigating the conduct of Dianna Russini after photographs showed her with the head coach of the New England Patriots.
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N.F.L. Becomes First Major American Sports League to Drop Covid-19 Protocols
The league and the players’ union announced they would lift policies that had governed testing, masking and social distancing since March 2020.
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Black Former N.F.L. Players May Benefit from New Concussion Deal
A judge approved a race-neutral plan which will force the administrator of the N.F.L. concussions settlement to rescore dementia tests taken by several thousand Black former players who had submitted claims.
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N.F.L. Suspends Calvin Ridley for Betting on Games
The league said that Ridley, a receiver for the Atlanta Falcons, bet on games in November 2021 while he was on leave from the team to address a mental health issue.
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Back Slaps and Buzz Drown Out Critics at N.F.L. Combine
Even as agents and players questioned the inequities and value of the event, N.F.L. decision makers and, for the first time, fans, gathered again in Indianapolis.
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Seahawks Plan to Trade Russell Wilson to the Broncos
Wilson led the Seattle Seahawks to back-to-back Super Bowl appearances, winning once, but had taken issue with being left out of personnel decisions.
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Aaron Rodgers Says He Has a Deal to Stay With the Packers
The four-time most valuable player had been locked in conflict with the team over his influence in personnel decisions, a drama which amplified scrutiny of Rodgers’s tumultuous season and cast his future into doubt.
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Texas Grand Jury Set to Hear Deshaun Watson Case
Women who filed sexual misconduct complaints against Watson, the Houston Texans quarterback, last year have been subpoenaed to give testimony on Friday in Houston, their lawyer said.