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Ignorance is not a suitable defense

Roger Goodell

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Roger Goodell
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: February 19
Businessperson
History Of The Nfl Commissioner
Jamestown
New York
Roger Stokoe Goodell
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Ignorance

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