Labor Peace: NFL and Players Union Execute New Agreement

By Gregg Clifton   NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Players Association Director DeMaurice Smith have executed a new 10-year collective bargaining agreement between the League and its players. The agreement was concluded on the steps of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio on the morning of August 5th.   Under the 300-page agreement, the NFL will become the first major professional league in the United States to utilize blood testing for human growth hormone (HGH). After th