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Former Harvard running back Tony Hinz '89 backed his way on to an NFL roster when a knee injury forced the Patriots to place him on injured reserve last month. The move allows the Patriots to retain Hinz's rights throughout the season, but also makes Hinz ineligible to join the active roster until next year...
Hinz, who was drafted in the 11th round in 1989 by the Patriots, signed a contract "equivalent to that of a high eight-round choice," according to M.J. Duberstein, director of research of the NFL Players' Association...
Galvin, the chair of the House's Government Regulations Committee, refuses to accept the NFL's line, pointing to the fact that the league releases daily injury reports--which are valuable tools for handicappers, as well as opposing scouts. And the league never complains when pre-game shows and newspapers announce the point spreads for its games, Galvin notes...
Heffernan has disputed those claims, saying that the NFL has no right to censor newspapers or television shows...
...NFL's desires, hypocritical or not, should be irrelevant to the Legislature's deliberations. The league has no power to prevent the state from implementing the plan, and state representatives, when they return from recess in the fall, should see the plan for what it is: a sensible attempt both to raise money and to reduce the income of organized crime...