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Found May 23, 2012 on Players View: Yardbarker Blogger Network
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The NFL has for the longest time watched a lot of their best talent go unnoticed.

There are players that may not get the right media attention or get the right breaks in college or be highly graded by the right scouts that don’t see greatness in these kids

The NBA has a second tier league. Major League Baseball has the minors and the NHL has an extensive developmental system in place that grooms such players and gives them a chanc...

To read this story that includes Goodell's thoughts on a NFL developmental league, please click the link below.

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