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Roger Goodell: Unsportsmanlike Conduct Penalties "Needed More Teeth"

The NFL competition committee apparently really, REALLY does not want players to hurt each other's feelings.

Commissioner Roger Goodell and competition committee chairman Rick McKay took some time with the media to explain their controversial new rule additions today. In particular they were barraged with questions about players now being subjected to automatic ejection for accumulating two unsportsmanlike conduct penalties in the same game. Here is the full transcript of what they had to say on the matter, as well as their thoughts on the latest scientific research into CTE, adding more practice days to the offseason schedule, and potentially stripping Goodell of his immense disciplinary power.