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Says a lot about the rest of the owners. Cuz you know they had to be consulted with before this was gonna go down.
 
Report: Roger Goodell to Fine Jerry Jones 'Millions' over Public Criticism
Joseph ZuckerFebruary 26, 2018
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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is prepared to fine Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones "millions of dollars" in part after Jones attempted to thwart Goodell's contract extension negotiations, the New York Times' Ken Belson reported Monday.

Mark Maske of the Washington Post reported Jones "is expected to be fined more than $2 million by the NFL for conduct detrimental to the league."

According to Belson, Goodell also took issue with Jones publicly advocating for Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott to avoid a suspension after the league had investigated domestic violence claims against him.

Belson reported several owners support the fine against Jones and that Goodell only pursued the action after they "believed that Jones had crossed an unspoken boundary by threatening his colleagues."

Belson reported in November that Jones had hired attorney David Boies in preparation for a potential lawsuit against the NFL and the group of owners negotiating Goodell's extension.

ESPN's Don Van Natta Jr. and Seth Wickersham reported that Jones not only wanted to stall the negotiations but also replace Goodell as commissioner. Jones had been advocating behind the scenes for a regime change and had already identified a hand-picked replacement for Goodell.

According to Van Natta and Wickersham, Elliott's six-game suspension was one of the reasons for Jones' antipathy toward Goodell. Jones said publicly last August "you have no evidence here," regarding the case against Elliott.

Van Natta and Wickersham had also reported Jones approached NFL investigator Lisa Friel at a hotel bar during the time of the NFL's annual league meeting in October 2016. Jones reportedly personally lobbied Friel to be lenient toward Elliott, telling her: "I'm saying this as an owner. Your bread and butter is going to get both of us thrown out on the street."
 
Watching PTI. Heard some things:

They're fixing the "catch" rule. About time. Fuckin replay killed the whole concept.

PI might just be limited to 15 yards. I'm with that, too. 50 yard PI calls are wack as fuck.

I would make one more rule change: Defensive holding calls shouldn't be automatic 1st downs. Those are BAIL-OUTS, when someone catches a DH call on a 3rd and 15. Make it 10 yards and replay down (if needed), just like Offensive holding.
 
Mister B. said:
Watching PTI. Heard some things:

They're fixing the "catch" rule. About time. Fuckin replay killed the whole concept.

PI might just be limited to 15 yards. I'm with that, too. 50 yard PI calls are wack as fuck.

I would make one more rule change: Defensive holding calls shouldn't be automatic 1st downs. Those are BAIL-OUTS, when someone catches a DH call on a 3rd and 15. Make it 10 yards and replay down (if needed), just like Offensive holding.
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Every defensive penalty besides offsides is a automatic first down which is stupid to me
 
http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/22597858/papa-johns-nfl-end-sponsorship-deal

Papa John's, NFL end sponsorship deal

Papa John's is no longer the official pizza of the NFL.

CEO Steve Ritchie said on the company's earnings conference call that the league and the company mutually decided it was in their best interests for Papa John's, which became the official pizza of the league in 2010, to give up the designation.

The brand is the first NFL sponsor to leave in the midst of its deal. The company said on the call that there was no additional cost for undoing the deal.

"The NFL and Papa John's have made a mutual decision to shift from their official league sponsorship to a focus on partnerships with 22 local NFL teams, presence in broadcast and digital media, and key personalities in the sport," the league and company said in a joint statement.

The company will continue to invest in the NFL through its local-market deals with 22 teams. The company will no longer have presence at the league's big events, including the draft and the Super Bowl, which will be given to the new pizza sponsor. The league is expected to have a replacement before the 2018 season begins.

It was nearly four months ago that Papa John's founder John Schnatter, then also the CEO, said that players who staged protests during the national anthem hurt the business. The company pulled the NFL shield off its commercials during game broadcasts and took the shield off its pizza boxes.

"We are disappointed the NFL and its leadership did not resolve this," Schnatter said at the time.

Twelve days later, after the company's stock had dropped 12 percent, Schnatter apologized for his comments.

Schnatter, who was the face of the brand, was later replaced as CEO on Jan. 1. The company's chief financial officer, Lance Tucker, will leave after this week to become CFO at Jack in the Box.

Sales for Papa John's were down 3.9 percent across the country from October through December versus the same time period a year before, the company announced Tuesday, due to promotions that didn't pan out and negative consumer perception. The company had positive comparative sales for the 14th year, narrowly accomplishing the mark in 2017 by growing 0.1 percent.

Shares were down 7 percent in after-hours trading as of 5:09 p.m. ET.
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