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Mara: NFL closer to eliminating kickoffs

Found April 14, 2012 on The Victory Formation: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: John Mara
TEAMS: New York Giants
One of the most exciting plays in all of football is about to be eliminated. John Mara,co-owner of the World Champion New York Football Giants, was speaking with Giants.com about player safety and said that the NFL is considering ridding games of kickoffs. “We had a lot of discussions about whether we should eliminate it [...]
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