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Goodell unclenches iron fist

By Jeffri Chadiha
ESPN.com

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

The latest news involving Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Jared Allen had to give players all over the NFL a little bit of optimism. For those who don't know, league commissioner Roger Goodell recently reduced Allen's suspension for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy from four games to two. There has been no formal explanation as to why Goodell changed his mind on the punishment, but let's just say Allen doesn't seem to care much at this stage. Allen told The Kansas City Star that he ...

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