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Most NFL suspensions have been for players, but several coaches, owners, general managers, and game officials have also been suspended. In 1997, in the wake of the O. J. Simpson murder trial , the league under Commissioner Paul Tagliabue adopted a Violent Crime Policy which gave the league broad powers to fine and suspend players for violent ...
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Four Detroit Lions, including last year's first-round pick Jameson Williams, were among five players suspended by the NFL for violating the league's gambling policy, the NFL announced Friday.
The Chargers got more bad news Monday when All-Pro safety Derwin James was suspended by the NFL. ESPN’s Adam Schefter shared the news on X, saying James was punished “for one game for repeated ...
The following is a list of games that have been canceled and rescheduled by the National Football League (NFL) since 1933. While canceling games was extremely common prior to this date, since that year, the NFL has only canceled regular season games four times, two of them for labor disputes between the league and the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA).
The National Football League television blackout policies are the strictest among the four major professional sports leagues in North America.. The NFL maintained a blackout policy, from 1973 through 2014, that stated that a home game cannot be televised in the team's local market if 85 percent of the tickets are not sold out 72 hours before the starting time of the match.
Jim Harbaugh wasn't granted a temporary restraining order in time to coach Saturday. A hearing in Washtenaw County (Michigan) is expected to be held on the matter Nov. 17, sources told Yahoo Sports.
The policy only applies to the player's personal lives and image in the public spotlight. The NFL conducts separate investigations for drug and alcohol abuse and performance enhancement. As of December 2011, seven players have been suspended for an extended period by the NFL due to conduct off the field.