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Daily fantasy sports -- or in the case of football, weekly -- have been all over the headlines recently.

It started Monday when the New York Times reported that employees at daily fantasy sports companies have allegedly used insider information to win money on rival sites.  In response to the report, both DraftKings and FanDuel prohibited employees from participating in public daily fantasy games for money.

But what does this mean for professional sports leagues? NFL commissioner Roger Goodell addressed that very topic during a press conference Wednesday after owners meetings in New York.

"The first thing we do is protect the integrity of the game as I just mentioned," Goodell said. "Fantasy football,€" and I draw a distinction on this, season-long fantasy and daily fantasy because season-long fantasy has been around for quite a while -- in 2006, I'm not sure anyone knew what daily fantasy was. Things evolve, and you're right on that point. But states are the ones that make the determinations about whether something is legal or not legal.

Goodell also stressed his belief that daily fantasy sports are not influencing the outcome of games.

"We feel a cautious approach is the right way," he said. "But we're protecting our game. And daily fantasy, it's hard to see the influence it can have on the outcome of a game because individual players are picking different players from different teams, mashing them up ... it's not based out the outcome of the games, which is our biggest concern, so our position continues to be that way."

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