Finding the Flaw- Is it with the NFL or the Times?

Matters like this are usually complicated and subjective, and this instance is no exception. The Times did publish an article full of insinuations and implications and not many hard facts, but a journalist's job is to question everything and make people think a bit. The direct connections that they are claiming that the NFL has with the tobacco industry are a bit stretched, and the evidence seems to be a bit unclear and unstable. This being said, it was a well written and thoroughly researched article, and though it could have potentially contained more hard facts, the Times did not claim that their implications were absolute fact, they were simply speculating. I do understand why the NFL would be outraged at their accusations, especially because they tied them to the Tobacco industry, which is arguably the most detested industry in the country, rightfully so. However, I do not think that the NFL is justified in demanding that the Times retract the story. It's their right to speculate, and the damage that the article has done wouldn't just disappear even if they did retract the story. Plus, it makes one wonder why the NFL is being so defensive and freaking out if they're truly following procedure and acting in the most ethical way in regards to concussions. Hmmmmmmm......