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Goodell says he welcomes Obama's remarks on safety

By Associated Press

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LAST UPDATED: 06:30 a.m. HST, Feb 02, 2013

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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, right, greets New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson as Benson's wife Gayle, and daughter Rita Benson LaBlanc, left, look on before an NFL Super Bowl XLVII football game news conference at the New Orleans Convention Center today in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

NEW ORLEANS >> NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says the league will look at eliminating certain low blocks and improve the quality of playing fields as part of a program to improve player safety.

In his annual message on the state of the league two days before Sunday's Super Bowl, Goodell said neurosurgeons will also be added to game day medical staffs.

Goodell pledged to pioneer new approaches to safety and will continue to make it a priority.

He said he welcomed recent comments by President Barack Obama about football safety, and said there are improvements constantly in treating head injuries. He said the game can be made safer while making football better.






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Bdpapa wrote:
Good politics Roger, but you don't need to listen to high profile arm chair quarterback.
on February 2,2013 | 07:50AM
Maneki_Neko wrote:
Especially a guy who tucks his shirt into his Mom jeans when he goes skeet shooting.
on February 2,2013 | 10:53AM
64hoo wrote:
go to hilo hatties they have good skirts for the NFL players to wear.
on February 2,2013 | 10:46AM
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