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Inside NFL encouraging collusion with contracts

June 24, 2025 01:13 PM

Mike Florio breaks down how an arbitrator found the NFL supported teams colluding on guaranteed contracts, explains how the league won but also lost and notes why this all started with Deshaun Watson.

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