The Philadelphia Inquirer Phil Sheridan column: Goodell has duty to ease burdens of former players.(football commissioner Roger Goodell)(Column)

From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA) | Date: August 10, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

Byline: Phil Sheridan

Aug. 10--Roger Goodell has an opportunity to be more than just the guy who slipped into the driver's seat after Paul Tagliabue set the cruise control.

The NFL's next commissioner was selected Tuesday, just three days after a former New York Giants linebacker named Harry Carson was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Carson, who had become dour in regard to the Hall after being passed over for years, said something in his speech that Goodell would do well to heed.

"As a Hall of Famer," Carson said, "I want to implore the NFL and its ...

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