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Law Practice,
Entertainment & Sports

Aug. 1, 2014

Summer heat reveals NFL shortcomings

Both on and off the playing fields of professional and collegiate athletics, we are reminded once again this summer that there is a fine line between respecting and coddling talent.

Robert L. Bastian Jr.

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Both on and off the playing fields of professional and collegiate athletics, we are reminded once again this summer that there is a fine line between respecting and coddling talent. Players who look the part often supplant in opportunity and compensation other players who actually perform, whose achievements - if fairness governed - would merit for them the coveted spots.

To the extent playing fields mirror the economy, opportunity arises from market imperfection caused by prejudi...

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