NFL rejects 'Hester rule'Source: Chicago Tribune
In recent weeks, the league considered legislating against punting out of bounds—which teams did frequently when opposing Hester last season.
NFL: Let's not split hairs: This is sillySource: The Buffalo News
When the NFL owners get together for their annual spring meetings at a swanky resort in West Palm Beach, Fla., next week, they'll examine ways to make the league better.
But of all the important items on the agenda, why is hair among them?
In the NFL, it's hair today, gone tomorrowSource: South Florida Sun-Sentinel
To me, this seems like a case of misplaced priorities. As long as the NFL can engage its players' union in getting whipped up over issues like hair length, it might not have to address the really important stuff like concussions, pensions and the lack of care for retired players.
NFL owners brace for busy meetingsSource: Tribune-Review News
With the specter of "Spygate" still looming over the NFL -- not to mention Sen. Arlen Specter, who still is questioning the New England Patriots' illegal videotaping activities -- integrity of the game will be the unofficial mantra of the upcoming owners' meetings.
NFL considers shaking up seeding system for playoffsSource: The St Louis Post Dispatch
Wild-card teams could be seeded as high as No. 3 in their conference and thus have a home playoff opener if an NFL competition committee proposal is approved by league owners next week in West Palm Beach, Fla.