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Belichick's cheating could lead to dark days for NFL

By Gregg Easterbrook
Special to Page 2

Monday, September 17, 2007

This story has been corrected. Read below for details The situation with the National Football League is a lot worse than people realize, and the only one who seems to grasp this fully is commissioner Roger Goodell. You don't issue emergency orders backed by threats, as Goodell just did regarding the New England Patriots' files of cheating information, unless the situation is a lot worse than people realize. Why is the situation worse than people think? Because the NFL is on the precipice of b ...

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