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Washington Redskins' Tim Hightower (25) is helped from the field after being injured during the third quarter of an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers in Charlotte, N.C., Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Bob Leverone)

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Washington Redskins guard Kory Lichtensteiger (78) blocks Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Daryl Smith (52) during the first half of an NFL football game in Jacksonville, Fla., Sunday, Dec. 26, 2010.(AP Photo/John Raoux)

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**FILE** New England Patriots rookie linebacker Dont'a Hightower listens May 11, 2012, to a reporter's question during a media availability at the NFL football team's facility in Foxborough, Mass. (Associated Press)

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Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III talks to reporters on Tuesday, June 26, 2012, during a youth clinic as part of the NFL football rookie symposium at the Cleveland Browns training facility in Berea, Ohio. (Associated Press)

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Democratic Whip Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., left, and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell speak during a media availability after their meeting to discuss bounty programs, on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, June 20, 2012 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Mike Bass, 67, known for his return of Garo Yepremian's fumble 49 yards for the Redskins' only score in Super Bowl VII, directs his anger toward the NFL over a perceived lack of compensation. (Kelly Jordan/Special to The Washington Times)

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FILE - In this Dec. 18, 2011 file photo, Buffalo Bills alumni quarterback Jim Kelly looks out onto the field during the Miami Dolphins and Buffalo Bills NFL football game in Orchard Park, N.Y. Kelly is a recipient of the 2012 Jefferson Award. (AP Photo/Gary Wiepert)