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Labor Lessons From Antonio Brown

Antonio Brown's squeaky wheel

“The Squeaky Wheel Gets The Oil”

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“The Squeaky Wheel Gets the Oil” Labor Lessons from Antonio Brown

Antonio Brown's squeaky wheel

“I love it when a plan comes together.” This line was made famous by George Peppard’s character Hannibal Smith, in the 1980’s series A-Team. Antonio Brown is probably putting the line to good use as he enjoys a day off on the first Sunday of the NFL’s 100th season.
What appeared as madness to many appears to have been a well-orchestrated plan by Brown to extract himself from an increasingly untenable spot in Pittsburgh and navigate to a destination where his talents might be better appreciated and labor could take a few lessons from Brown’s “madness.”

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The Blitz 10/8/17

The Blitz

Important Sports & Sports Law News Week of October 8, 2017   ?Read of the Week: Six days in September: NFL players seized control as league scrambled https://t.co/VhYhIuvVGs via @DVNJr & @SethWickersham — Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) October 1, 2017 ⚖️Litigation Lane: NFL Concussion Settlement My deep-dive into the disturbing maze of …

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The Blitz 4/14/17

The Blitz

?Steelers Owner Dan Rooney Dies: “Mean Joe Greene cried.” How the greatest Steeler of all remembered the soul of the team. By @EdBouchette https://t.co/HuiAuyC9WG pic.twitter.com/5QbWcAMGqc — Michael Sanserino (@msanserino) April 13, 2017 ⚖️Litigation Lane: Eli Manning Exclusive from @kajawhitehouse: new court documents show Eli Manning was in on Giants memorabilia …

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The Blitz 12/16/16

The Blitz

The Life & Death of Deflategate 2.0: As far as sequels go, Deflategate II was a huge disappointment. https://t.co/HfVFQzUylr via @ryanwilson_07 — Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) December 16, 2016 .@TomPelissero made some great catches when he “needled” Roger Goodell
https://t.co/gtkK2Lomh2 — Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) December 16, 2016 Goodell’s DeflateGate …

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The Blitz 12/12/16

The Blitz

Cardell Hayes Convicted of Manslaughter in Shooting Death of Will Smith It was fascinating to watch this trial unfold on Twitter.  Kudos to the journalists and NOLA defense attorney C.J. Mordock, who kept us informed in real time as testimony and arguments were delivered, as well as the verdict.  Ramon Antonio Vargas was first to …

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