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Sanu is one of a handful of NFL players who was paid a hefty upfront fee by a company called Fantex Holdings in return for a share of his future earnings.

"Want a Piece of Mohamed Sanu? Go Out and Buy Some Shares" is from the January 23, 2017 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Ken Belson and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

The families of debilitated former NFL players say the league is obstructing their access to an estimated $1 billion settlement over concussions by reflexively rejecting valid claims and bogging down the process with unreasonable demands.

"Debilitated Players Accuse NFL of Stalling on Settlement Payments" is from the November 13, 2017 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Ken Belson and narrated by Archie Montgomery.

The image was striking — several owners of NFL teams locking arms with their players on the sidelines Sunday in a dramatic statement of defiance to a president who ridiculed their sport and condemned players for refusing to stand during the national anthem as a protest against racism.

"NFL Owners’ Unity with Players Might Be Short-Lived" is from the September 25, 2017 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Ken Belson and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

At first, it sounded like fireworks — a loud, crackling noise. Then the awful realization began to spread, unevenly, through the huge crowd.

"A Burst of Gunfire, a Pause, Then Carnage in Las Vegas That Would Not Stop" is from the October 03, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Ken Belson, Jennifer Medina and Richard Pérez Peña and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

NFL owners, players and league executives, about 30 in all, convened urgently at the league’s headquarters in New York City in October, nearly a month after President Donald Trump began deriding the league and its players over protests during the national anthem.

"Inside the Confidential NFL Meeting to Discuss National Anthem Protests" is from the April 25, 2018 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Ken Belson and Mark Leibovich and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

The brain scan came as a surprise even to researchers who for years have been studying the relationship between brain disease and deaths of professional football players.

"Aaron Hernandez Found to Have Severe C.T.E." is from the September 22, 2017 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Ken Belson and narrated by Mike DelGaudio.

On three teams, nearly all the football players skipped the national anthem altogether. Dozens of others, from London to Los Angeles, knelt or locked arms on the sidelines, joined by several team owners in a league normally friendly to President Donald Trump. Some of the sport’s biggest stars joined the kind of demonstration they have steadfastly avoided.

"Fueled by Trump’s Tweets, Anthem Protests Grow to a Nationwide Rebuke" is from the September 24, 2017 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Ken Belson and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

The most talked-about NFL player this season may not even be taking the field.The player, Colin Kaepernick, a former quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, caused conflict last season by kneeling during the national anthem before games to protest police brutality and racial oppression. He inspired several other players to follow suit or make similar gestures, leading to debate and discussion about whether athletes should publicly engage in political discourse — and how actively.

"Kaepernick’s Protest Cascades Into Protests Over His Job Situation" is from the August 23, 2017 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Ken Belson and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

Faced with the prospect of another wave of sideline demonstrations at NFL games this weekend, the league’s owners and players are wrestling with how to plot a path forward from one of the most divisive weekends it has seen.

"After Anthem Protests, NFL Plots a Careful Path Forward" is from the September 28, 2017 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Ken Belson and narrated by Mike DelGaudio.

President Donald Trump took aim at two of the world’s most powerful sports leagues and some of their most popular athletes, directly inserting himself into an already fiery debate over race, social justice and athlete activism and stoking a running battle on social media over his comments.

"Trump Attacks Curry. LeBron James’s Retort: ‘U Bum.’" is from the September 23, 2017 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Ken Belson and Julie Hirschfeld Davis and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

The NFL likes portraying itself as one big family of owners, players and fans who, despite their differences, come together on game days.Yet at the Super Bowl in Houston in two weeks, the NFL may have no choice but to air a public and profound grudge on national television. If the New England Patriots defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, as they are favored to do, and go on to beat either the Atlanta Falcons or Wisconsin’s Green Bay Packers for the title, the league commissioner, Roger Goodell, will have to present the Lombardi Trophy to Robert K. Kraft, the owner of the Patriots.

"New England Patriots' Owner, Still Sore at NFL, Has Payback in Sight" is from the January 21, 2017 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Ken Belson and Ben Shpigel and narrated by Paul Ryden.

NFL officials pointed to the country’s obsession with the presidential campaign as a big reason the league’s television ratings fell during much of the regular season.

"A Different Super Bowl Matchup: Politics vs. the NFL" is from the February 01, 2017 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Ken Belson and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

On social media, the Atlanta Falcons were not just the NFC champions, they were stand-ins for anti-Trump ferment, coming from a staunchly Democratic city and facing a New England Patriots team whose owner, head coach and starting quarterback are all friends with the president, to varying degrees.

The Chargers, who began play in Los Angeles in 1960 as part of the old American Football League, are expected to share a $2.6 billion stadium being built by the Rams in Inglewood, about 10 miles from downtown.

"Chargers Are Said to Be Moving to Los Angeles for Next Season" is from the January 12, 2017 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Ken Belson and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.