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Roger Goodell: I didn't get it right. Simply put, we have to do better.

On the recordSeptember 7, 2014
I didn't get it right. Simply put, we have to do better.
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Roger Goodell

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Roger Goodell acknowledges the NFL's failure in handling domestic violence cases.

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