NEW YORK (AP) -Many NFL players believe they should have more of a voice in the handing out of fines and suspensions for illegal hits.
With the league recently imposing a $75,000 fine and three for $50,000 for such fouls, it is getting expensive for violators. But it’s not necessarily the amount of the fines – or the potential for suspensions – that has players upset. It’s the process through which only Commissioner Roger Goodell, league operations chief Ray Anderson, officiating director Carl Johnson and other NFL executives mete out discipline.
New England Patriots tackle Matt Light, the team’s player representative, says, “You’ve got to make sure that these things are fair, that they’re measurable, that you can judge them, that it’s not just one person’s opinion.”
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