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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell speaks to the media after the NFL owners meeting at Conrad Hotel. Photo by Catalina Fragoso/USA TODAY Sports
NFL owners adopt new policy on national anthem protests

NFL owners approved a new policy Thursday aimed at addressing the firestorm over national anthem protests, permitting players to stay in the locker room during the "The Star-Spangled Banner" but requiring them to stand if they come to the field.

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National Football League surrenders tax-exempt status

In a letter to team owners, Commissioner Roger Goodell says the league office and its management council will file tax returns as taxable entities for the 2015 fiscal year. Goodell says the NFL has been tax-exempt since 1942, though all…