Top Stories of the Week; NFL Sr. VP Peter O'Reilly on Super Bowl planning
1. Now that Super Bowl 51 is in the books, the NFL will turn its attention to its routine and not so routine challenges. Whether or not you were thrilled with the Patriots fifth NFL championship in the 2000s or feel that they have officially now assumed the New York Yankees role as the Evil Empire of sports, once the off-season starts, all 32 NFL franchises return to a neutral playing field to hammer out their most pressing business issues. At the top of the 2017 list are two major challenges: resolving the leagues franchise relocation issues out west, and beginning to think about renegotiating the existing CBA, now at the halfway mark of its 10-year term.
