European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 31, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse Stars and stripes Page 31 saturday March 31 2007 Goodell wants Quick disciple nil commissioner plans to enforce stricter policy with Jones Henry Ftp j v by Barry Wilner the associated press Phoenix next week nil commissioner Roger Goodell will hold hearings with Tennessee cornerback Adam Packman Jones and Cincinnati receiver Chris Henry within 10 Days of those meetings Goodell Hopes to have disciplined them the entire league will be watch ing Goodell wants to enforce a stricter player conduct policy and is formulating his plan after the owners meetings concluded wednesday he said hed gotten Good input from the various teams he already had the sup port of the players association and its chief Gene Upshaw whether Goodell hands Down suspensions to the players and fines or even the loss of draft picks to the teams is purely speculative but Hes promised to act As swiftly As possible and Hes vowed to clean up the leagues image woes i wont Lump All of these Inci dents into a bowl and Deal with it Goodell said in not trying to Send a signal Here and make examples of people Well do what we need to protect the integrity of the nil that our objective and its the right objective according to super bowl Champion Indianapolis coach Tony Dungy save up on xc90 luxury now is the time to enjoy a whole new driving experience behind the wheel of your own Brand new Volvo xc90 Start by choosing your favorite Model with our exclusive Premium package xc90 32 or touring package xc90 then Well add a Bonus equipment package of your Choice at no extra Cost you Are saving up to but dont wait this amazing offer is Only valid until March 31 2007 see us now or visit win a new ipod Nano new draw every week enter today in for whatever Steps would help us address this problem bet Dungy said we have a great game and we cant let it erode so is titans coach Jeff Fisher who stands to lose Jones for quite awhile weve very much in tune with what he does Fisher said of Goodell who has been on the Job less than seven months he has a plan and is determined As we All Are to minimize if not eliminate this Jones has talked to police in 10 separate incidents since being drafted in april 2005 and has been arrested five times on Mon Day Las vegas police recommended prosecutors file a felony charge of coercion and Mise Meanor charges of Battery and threat against Jones stemming from a feb 19 strip club fight and shooting Henry is among nine bengals players arrested in less than a year he had four arrests in 14 months including marijuana pos session a weapon charge and a Drunken driving count that resulted in a guilty plea to reckless operation of a vehicle then there is Chicago defensive tackle tank Johnson who is in jail now for violating probation so let the hearings begin these Are part of the hearings Ive had with a player or coach facing discipline decisions Good Ell said its to get their perspective look them in the Eye and get them thinking they Are clearly designed to give me better info and More facts i do it frequently Jones attorney Manny Arora of Atlanta said they Hope the com missioner will wait until the Las vegas Case is resolved before Tak ing action the full revised player conduct policy is expected to be in place before the april 2829 draft i suspect the policy will go through changes Over time and Well need to continue to evaluate it Goodell said How we Deal with these players will speak vol Umes Goodells first meetings As com missioner saw the approval of making permanent instant replay As an officiating tool approval of a second interviewing window for assistant coaches on super bowl teams who Are in the running for other head coaching jobs and the tabling of a change in overtime the Competition committee pro posed moving the Kickoff for Over time from the 30yard line to the 35 after statistics showed the win Ner of the Coin toss won of games 64 percent of the time sensing it pass the proposal was tabled and will be further investigated Dungy said he didst favor changing the rules for overtime Competition committee co chairman Rich Mckay said there is some sentiment for a two Possession Rule each team being guaranteed getting the Ball once but no interest in the col lege system or in continuing the game from where it ended in regulation
