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Gabe Feldman tweeting this morning:

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CBA Appeals Panel issued its full opinion in the Bounty case this morning, clarifying & expanding on the reasoning from initial opinion

Panel: "Saint’s program encompassed…undisclosed compensation agreements & ... agreements to injure that may be judged conduct detrimental"

CBA Bounty Appeals Panel: "Provided commish doesn’t impose discipline for undisclosed compensation aspect of program

"Decision whether to issue conduct detrimental discipline &selection of appropriate sanction falls squarely w/in his exclusive jurisdiction"

In sum, CBA Appeals Panel clarifies/confirms that Commish has exclusive authority to punish players for "intent to injure" aspect of Bounty

Appeals panel: NFLPA's argument that plyers were punished for on-field misconduct (thus not w/in commish authority) is "not well-founded."