Thursday December 11th, 2014
We will provide you education and paid resources to get you and your family help.
If you are convicted-you will be disciplined.
Verbal or physical threats
Stalking or harrassmentIllegal possession of guns, alcohol, drugs.
Illegal possession of steroids.
Crimes of dishonesty-fraud-theft.
Crimes against Law enforcement.
You can be disciplined without conviction.
We will invoke ’cause’ for counselling and evaluation.
Players must cooperate in investigations.
If you committ a crime, arrested or not, you will be placed on the Exempt list with pay, until the NFL completes its investigation.
Paid leave does not count as discipline time-you will serve your suspension.
The NFL will hire a Disciplinary Officer who will hand down suspensions.
The Commissioner retains the authority to hold all appeals hearings.
Any conviction of a crime brings an automatic 6-game suspension.
Past criminal records in college and in a career could lead to a longer suspension.
Any second offense will lead to a 1-year ban before a reinstatement hearing.
