NFL Players Say Media Policy Is 'Outdated,' Want Interviews Outside Of Locker Room After Nude Incidents
Article here. Needless to say, if these were female athletes, there'd be no question but that camera-wielding reporters could not be allowed in the locker rooms. Excerpt:
'On Thursday, some individual players and at least one club -- the Cincinnati Bengals -- announced they would not be doing interviews in their locker room going forward.
"As you've heard from a couple of teams now and the NFLPA is going to come out with a statement, in an effort to protect the sanctity of the locker room and the comfort of the players, each team is going to figure out a program to where we conduct our interviews outside of the locker room," said Bengals center, Ted Karras, the team's union representative.
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But what has caused the change in how players view this policy has come in recent years when electronic media captured interviews on camera, and sometimes caught players in compromising states of undress.'
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