LONDON — In the National Football League he is called the Turk, the individual assigned by the organization to inform players when the team's roster has to be cut down. He will go to a player's room, knock on his door and utter the dreaded words:
"The coach wants to see you — and bring your playbook."
The Turk is the NFL's version of the Grim Reaper.
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