NFL Season Preview: THE DAILY Offers Special Coverage

The NFL season kicks off tonight with the Super Bowl champion Steelers hosting the Titans on NBC, and THE DAILY today offers part one of our two-part NFL preview issue. The excitement of a new season comes amid significant challenges facing the league in the coming year, as there is talk of several teams having games blacked out locally and ticket sales dropping off from last year. Meanwhile, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and NFLPA Exec Dir DeMaurice Smith continue to make the rounds discussing their respective sides in the ongoing labor talks as the prospect of an uncapped season in ’10 continues to loom. The Washington Post’s Mark Maske and L.A. Times’ Sam Farmer discuss these issues and more in part one of a roundtable discussion with the veteran NFL writers. Also in today's issue is the latest from the Chargers' quest for a new stadium site; clubs becoming more proactive with fans, including more flexibility with ticket packages and in-game giveaways; and Cris Collinsworth makes his formal debut tonight as part of NBC's broadcast team.