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	<title>Atlanta Falcons &#187; 2011 &#187; June &#187; 23</title>
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	<description>The AJC&#039;s D. Orlando Ledbetter has the inside story on the Atlanta Falcons</description>
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		<title>NFL Lockout: Goodell, Smith issue joint statement</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 23:09:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>D. Orlando Ledbetter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_7587" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 586px"><img class="size-full wp-image-7587" title="goodell and smith" src="http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-falcons-blog/files/2011/06/goodell-and-smith.jpg" alt="NFL commissioner Roger Goodell (left) and NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith (right).  AP Photo/Charles Dharapak" width="576" height="324" /><p class="wp-caption-text">NFL commissioner Roger Goodell (left) and NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith (right).  AP Photo/Charles Dharapak</p></div>
<p>The NFL labor meetings concluded today outside of Boston.</p>
<p>There are multiple media reports that the talks were fruitful, but that there are still many more miles to travel before a new collective bargaining agreement is reached.</p>
<p>Falcons president <strong>Rich McKay</strong> left the meeting without commenting, according to a tweet from <strong>Mike Giardi</strong> of  Comcast Sports Net in New England.</p>
<blockquote><p>#Falcons President Rich McKay blew outta here like his hair was on fire. Suffice to say &#8220;no comment&#8221; was best he could do.</p></blockquote>
<p>However, NFL commissioner <strong>Roger Goodell</strong> and NFLPA executive director <strong>DeMaurice Smith</strong> stood together and made statements to media.</p>
<p><strong>Commissioner Goodell:</strong> “You obviously know we met over the last couple of days. We are under court order as far as what we can discuss so our comments will be brief. But obviously we’re all working hard. The players and owners were here over the &#0133;</p>]]></description>
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