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Boston 2024 poll data shows that Massachusetts residents "trust" Patriots Owner ROBERT KRAFT more than Boston Mayor MARTY WALSH, former Gov. DEVAL PATRICK and the Boston Globe. One question in a survey from April "asked respondents to say whether they would trust 'a great deal' or 'a fair amount' any of the following on the topic of hosting the Olympics: Kraft, Walsh, Patrick, the Globe, 'leaders of the business community,' The Massachusetts Affordable Housing Alliance, Olympian ALY RAISMAN, and Celtics legends LARRY BIRD and BILL RUSSELL." Kraft "won out" with close to 60% of the vote. The survey was conducted with 600 residents of the state (BOSTON.com, 1/27). Meanwhile, the BOSTON HERALD's Jeff Howe profiles Patriots Dir of Player Personnel NICK CASERIO, who "is actively involved with nearly every aspect of the football operation, and he is considered to be in the mix for the league’s Executive of the Year award." While his most traditional responsibilities "include contract negotiations, scouting for the draft and free agency, Caserio has a strong hand in the daily activities during practice preparations and game management." Caserio’s role in personnel decisions "has increased significantly in the last two years" since the departure of former Senior Football Advisor FLOYD REESE. He "leads negotiations in trades and contract discussions and is said to be very well-respected by outsiders who deal with him on a regular basis" (BOSTON HERALD, 1/28).

ON THE DOCKET: Lawyers representing 1,300 former NFLers yesterday filed notice that they "plan to appeal a federal judge's dismissal of a lawsuit alleging that teams damaged the players' health by routinely -- and often illegally -- dispensing painkillers." The notice was filed with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The original lawsuit "was dismissed in December by Judge WILLIAM ALSUP of the U.S. Northern District in California." The appeal "would be heard by a three-judge panel, which ordered supporting briefs in the case by May 7" (AP, 1/27)....The NFLPA on Monday in federal court said that the terms of Vikings RB ADRIAN PETERSON's suspension "violate the limits" of NFL Commissioner ROGER GOODELL's power under the CBA. The NFLPA is suing the NFL on Peterson's behalf (ESPN.com, 1/27).

WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND: Rock band FALL OUT BOY is in the midst of an "unlikely ascendance to the top of arena playlists around the country." They "have become the go-to guys for sports-broadcast soundtracks and stadium-approved anthems." In '13, their single "My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark" showed up in "broadcasts of the NBA and NHL playoffs, driver intros for NASCAR races, NFL Monday Night Football montages and MLB postseason promos." Last year, their track "Centuries" was "chosen by ESPN to be the theme for its coverage of the inaugural College Football Playoff." Fall Out Boy bassist PETE WENTZ said, "There's one, maybe one-and-a-half other bands on pop radio, so we needed to find other ways to infiltrate. So when ESPN is like, 'We're doing the College Football Playoff,' I'm all for it" (ROLLINGSTONE.com, 1/27).

NAMES: NASCAR team Owner RICK HENDRICK "headlines this year's electees" into the North Carolina Sports HOF. The '15 class will be inducted in May (AP, 1/27)....Capitals and Wizards Owner TED LEONSIS is taking a position at DC Cap, a nonprofit group that "helps students" in DC "get into and graduate from college." He "has been named" DC College Access Program board Chair (WASHINGTONPOST.com, 1/27)....Former NFLer CHARLIE BATCH "is among a group of partners who have created a new sports medicine partnership" at the Univ. of Pittsburgh. The company, called Impellia, "will develop fitness, human performance and rehabilitation products with the goal of commercialization" (PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW, 1/28)....Lions QB MATTHEW STAFFORD yesterday helped build an indoor football field to "reclaim the shuttered Lipke Recreation Center in the Osborn School area in Detroit" (DETROIT FREE PRESS, 1/28)....Lakers F JULIUS RANDLE “has changed representation,” hiring CAA’s AARON MINTZ and STEVE HEUMANN (TWITTER.com, 1/27)....Mavericks C TYSON CHANDLER recently bought a 2,213-square-foot Newport Beach, Calif., home for $4.6M (LATIMES.com, 1/27)....Bears RB MATT FORTE recently paid more than $4M for a five-bedroom, 9,000-square-foot home in Chicago’s River North neighborhood (CHICAGOTRIBUNE.com, 1/27).

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