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Blowing the whistle on a career

The call from NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue never came. Al Breitlow, a 40-year veteran of officiating, never actually waited for it anyway.

     While the NFL locked out their officials because of a labor disagreement in late August, Breitlow was one of hundreds of candidates to take over while the league and its officials tried to hammer out a new agreement. Continued


The Chronicle’s Fantasy Football Weekly

 The NFL All-Star game will be held in Honolulu, Hawaii one week after Super Bowl XXXVI. That's right, the NFL has changed the name to the "All-Star" game. What the hell is that about? In the past the "Pro Bowl" was the game at the end of the year that few fans cared about. Half of the players selected would opt out of the game while general managers and coaches just wanted their star players to make it through the game healthy. Continued


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