1. NFL passes new pad rules for players
    The NFL made thigh and knee pads mandatory equipment for the 2013 season, something the players' union was not pleased with.
    Associated Press via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 21 minutes ago
  2. NFL considers rule changes
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    Pro Football Weekly via Yahoo! Sports - May 22 09:01am
  3. NFL approves mandatory pads rule
    The NFL has made thigh and knee pads mandatory equipment for the 2013 season, something the players' union could oppose because the move was not collectively bargained.
    Fox Sports - May 22 11:03am

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  5. NFL approves mandatory knee, thigh pads for players in 2013
    NFL team owners approved a rule change Tuesday that will require players to wear knee and thigh pads during games, beginning in the 2013 season. The one-year delay in implementation of the rule allows time for the league to receive input from players, according to the NFL. Read full article >>
    Washington Post - 2 hours, 57 minutes ago
  6. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell weathers the storm as lawsuits add up
    Goodell seems to have the support of the league's owners as he finds himself in a litigious landmine.
    Yahoo! Sports via Yahoo! Sports - May 21 10:30am
  7. NFL owners vote to approve knee/thigh pads, IR change and trade deadline extension
    The NFL announced at the spring owners' meetings that the owners voted to approve thigh and hip pads in 2013, as well as an injured-reserve change and a trade-deadline extension.
    CBS Sports - May 22 10:48am
  8. NFL owners back extra pads for players next year
    National Football League owners voted on Tuesday to require thigh pads and knee pads be worn by all players starting in 2013, a matter that will now be negotiated with the NFL Players Association.
    AFP via Yahoo! News - 60 minutes ago
  9. NFL could approve new rule
    Alex Marvez is a Senior NFL Writer for FOXSports.com. He has covered the NFL for the past 17 seasons as a beat writer and is the former president of the Pro Football Writers of America. He also is a frequent host on Sirius XM NFL Radio.
    MSN - May 21 06:34am
  10. NFL: Players must wear thigh, knee pads in '13
    The NFL has made thigh and knee pads mandatory equipment for the 2013 season, something the players' union could oppose because the move was not collectively bargained.
    ESPN - May 22 09:06am
  11. NFL making thigh and knee pads mandatory in '13; union could oppose it
    ATLANTA - The NFL made thigh and knee pads mandatory equipment for the 2013 season, something the players' union was not pleased with.
    The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada Sports - 1 hour, 21 minutes ago