NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell Drives New Social Responsibilities
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Christian Petersen/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell addressed the media Wednesday to promote the new efforts the league is taking to promote social responsibility and curb domestic violence.
In recent months, the NFL has suffered a few bumps and bruises as well as a couple black eyes as prominent players such as Greg Hardy, Adrian Peterson and Ray Rice have had run-ins with the law.
Goodell stated that he had spoken with all 32 team owners as well as prominent executives across the league to outline what changes and policies the league plans to implement. Among them, providing aid to the victims of abuse.
“There was a great deal of focus too, on what support services we can provide to the family,” Goodell stated. “Particularly in the cases, obviously, of domestic violence.”
The Commissioner wants to provide clear and concise guidelines so that any member of the NFL knows what the repercussions will be if they step afoul of the law.
“We are obviously trying to focus on our policies, our education, what we can do to prevent it from happening and when it happens, deal with it, so it’s clear the consequences,” Goodell said.
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