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NFL union opposes call for reporting on teammates

11.20.2009

BY HOWARD FENDRICH , AP Sports Writer

The NFL Players Association opposes commissioner Roger Goodell's call for players to tell their teams' medical staffs if they think a teammate shows symptoms of a concussion.

NFLPA assistant executive director George Atallah tells The Associated Press on Friday that Goodell's suggestion is not an adequate solution.

Atallah says that instead of wanting players "to police each read full story...


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