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Atlanta Falcons eye Mizzou's Sean Weatherspoon
— Mar 19 2010 5:15 AM from St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Reports: New England Patriots sign free-agent tight end Alge Crumpler
— Mar 19 2010 3:09 AM from ESPN
Report: Patriots strike deal with Crumpler, fill tight end need
— Mar 19 2010 1:04 AM from National Football League | NFL.com
Jaguars news: McKay talks OT changes
— Mar 18 2010 7:01 PM from Jaguars.com
Former Braves player pulls from life experiences to write children's books
— Mar 18 2010 6:41 PM from Atlanta Journal Constitution

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Atlanta Falcons head coach Mike Smith looks on during Georgia Tech Pro Day held on the campus of Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Monday, March 15, 2010.

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FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2010 photo, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell stands on the field before the NFL Super Bowl XLIV football game between the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints in Miami. Goodell has been given a new five-year contract running until March 2015. The NFL said Friday, Feb. 12, 2010, that owners voted to award the new contract when they met in December. Goodell's compensation will remain the same, Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank said.

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"That's for the experts to say ... But I would be very, very surprised if he didn't. If he doesn't, somebody made a mistake on one end, and somebody on the other side got a steal."

Gary Pinkel Mar 19 2010 5:15 AM from St. Louis Post-Dispatch

"It is extremely important, and an honor for me to be a part of the committee and the tradition of it and the people who came before me ... You have to have a passion to protect the integrity of the game."

Jeff Fisher Mar 18 2010 6:35 PM from Sporting News

"For overtime, it was the players who said they didn't want to change the format and they were quite persuasive ... They didn't want to increase chances of injury in overtime when they are fatigued. That was very valuable input."

Ray Anderson Mar 18 2010 6:35 PM from Sporting News

"There are some things that are consistent ... There are clubs who would like to see the overtime rule adjusted or modified each year and we look at that every year. They don't want a random act such as a coin toss determining the..."

Jeff Fisher Mar 18 2010 6:35 PM from Sporting News

"I was initially against it and part of a very loud minority"

Rich McKay Mar 18 2010 6:35 PM from Sporting News

"We are charged with the stewardship of the quality of the game and we certainly take that very seriously ... We try to make sure it's not just our ideas or the league's ideas, but that we use a wide spectrum of ideas, whether..."

Rich McKay Mar 18 2010 6:35 PM from Sporting News

"The numbers have changed pretty dramatically"

Rich McKay Mar 18 2010 6:03 PM from Dallas Morning News

"It doesn't seem quite right when you lose the (coin) toss and never get a chance to see the field ... I guess I'd like to see both offenses get a chance to get on the field."

Peyton Manning Mar 18 2010 10:16 AM from Indianapolis Star

"From '74-'93 you had a 50-50 [breakdown] in who would win between those who won toss and who lost the toss ... Changes occurred over time, and the numbers have changed to 59.8 percent winning the coin toss and winning the game...."

Rich McKay Mar 18 2010 8:07 AM from New York Post

"We've seen cases where players have caught the ball and have had no opportunity to protect themselves in any way before he's become a runner"

Rich McKay Mar 18 2010 6:33 AM from Philadelphia Daily News