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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell takes 20 percent pay cut

Feb. 25, 2009
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has taken a 20 percent pay cut and the league staff has been trimmed by 15 percent because of a reeling economy.
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NFL upholds yearlong suspension for Jones

NASHVILLE, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- The NFL announced Thursday the original decision to suspend Tennessee cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones for a year had been upheld.

NFL won't shorten Pacman Jones' suspension

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New NFL conduct policy expected soon

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NFL commissioner criticizes Gumbel

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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler