NFL not coping well with player issues
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The NFL never has had much luck in dealing with players with psychological or, to make it stronger, with psychiatric problems.
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Over the years, there have been many jokes about NFL standing for No Fun League, demanding uniformity and squelching individuality.
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When Chad Pennington got hurt last year, the New York Jets had a hard time winning games.
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The operative word in the National Football League this season is ouch.
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The NFL's stance on the health of players was under the spotlight on Friday after linebacker Ted Johnson, who helped the New England Patriots to three Super Bowl titles, said that a series of concussions had impaired him.
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The kid is cool. All around the Washington Redskins, players with Pro Bowl pedigrees are making mistakes, rattling with the pressure of a season imploding. They miss tackles, make silly penalties and fumble balls they never should. Their collapse has been astounding.
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Patience is less a virtue in the NFL than a vice. Thirteen coaches have been with their teams for two seasons or less. Check most rosters, and the same ratio applies to the players.
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The troubles of Atlanta Falcons  quarterback Michael Vick, who pleaded guilty on Monday to  dogfighting conspiracy charge, could hurt the team both on and  off the field, analysts said.
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As bruising and violent as most Sundays are around the NFL, it's hard to top last week's for physical pain.
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Several pro leagues have tried and failed to compete with the NFL. But that isn't stopping  two more from trying
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As Super Bowl XLII draws near, reporters and players struggle to find new ground to cover. But occasional insight, humor and hyperbole surface during more interviews.
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Darren Sharper is upset about the NFL's crackdown on pass interference.
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There is a difference between being an inconsistent team and a team that is getting progressively worse. The Detroit Lions, who are unquestionably a young and inexperienced squad
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Big passing plays have been a big problem for the Patriots this year.
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The National Football League has run into a granite wall in its battle against several major cable companies.
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The troubles of Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick, who pleaded guilty on Monday to a charge of dogfighting, could hurt the team both on and off the field, analysts said.
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Tank Johnson is the latest NFL player to feel the impact of commissioner Roger Goodell's crackdown on off-field misbehavior. The Chicago Bears' defensive tackle was suspended Monday for the first eight games of the 2007 NFL season, the third player sidelined this offseason under Goodell's toughened personal-conduct policy.