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Rod B takes on the Globetrotters

Alex Smith looking to be released

NFL.com and Mike Florio of pro football talk are reporting that the Alex Smith era in San Francisco may be coming to an end very soon, even before free agency starts. Is it possible that Smith, the #1 overall draft pick in the 2005 draft, could be asking for his release very soon?

A majority of NFL players aren't happy with the job Roger Goodell is doing as commissioner, according to a poll conducted by USA Today Sports.

Roger Goodell's visit to New Orleans will allow embittered Saints fans to get closure, Jeffri Chadiha writes. Column

The newspaper polled 300 active players from Dec. 19 to Jan. 12, and 61 percent said they disapprove of Goodell's performance.