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NFL Suspends Patriot for Using Banned Drugs

Harrison says growth hormones sped healing; he'll serve 4-game ban

(Newser) - The NFL has suspended Patriots safety Rodney Harrison for four games after he admitted to the commissioner that he used a banned substance. Harrison said in a conference call last night that the performance-enhancing drugs were not steroids and that he took them to "accelerate the healing process."...

NFL Bans Vick Indefinitely
NFL Bans Vick
Indefinitely
Aug 24, 2007 5:15 PM CDT

NFL Bans Vick Indefinitely

Last straw for league: Admission in plea deal of gambling involvement

(Newser) - Michael Vick was suspended from the NFL indefinitely without pay this afternoon, hours after he admitted in a federal plea agreement to financing a dogfighting operation that involved gambling, the AP reports. Vick maintains that he didn't bet himself or receive any winnings, but commissioner Roger Goodell called his actions...

Vick Signs Guilty Plea, Denies Killing Dogs

Disgraced QB admits sponsoring dogfighting, promoting gambling

(Newser) - Michael Vick admits sponsoring a dogfighting operation and denies killing dogs but acknowledges that dogs were killed through his and two co-defendants' "collective efforts," according to the plea agreement the disgraced Falcons QB signed yesterday, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. He also acknowledges promoting gambling but denies being a...

Vick Barred From Falcons Training Camp

Pending review of dogfight charges

(Newser) - Atlanta quarterback MIchael Vick has been barred from the Falcons training camp by National Football Commissioner Roger Goodell until the league can review federal dogfighting charges against him. "While it is for the criminal justice system to determine your guilt or innocence, it is my responsibility to determine whether...

Eight Games; No Tanks
Eight Games; No Tanks
Jun 5, 2007 4:14 AM CDT

Eight Games; No Tanks

Bears defensive tackle suspended for half a season after violating probation

(Newser) - NFL commissioner Roger Goodell continued the league's crackdown on unsavory extracurriculars with an 8-game suspension of Tank Johnson, who was recently jailed for violating probation on gun charges and whose bodyguard was killed in a club shooting in December.  Johnson hopes to pare the suspension to six games with...

NFL Commish Benches Bad-Boy Players
NFL Commish Benches Bad-Boy Players
Apr 11, 2007 1:50 PM CDT

NFL Commish Benches Bad-Boy Players

Pacman, Henry draw suspensions from no-nonsense Goodell

(Newser) - Fresh NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has meted out a season-long suspension to Titans cornerback and police-blotter regular Adam "Pacman" Jones, plus an eight-game layoff for similarly intractable Bengals wideout Chris Henry.  Goodell, argues Len Pasquarelli, has thus broken with his more timid predecessor Paul Tagliabue and set the...

Brawl Could Cost Pacman 2007 Season
Brawl Could
Cost Pacman
2007 Season
Mar 22, 2007 3:57 PM CDT

Brawl Could Cost Pacman 2007 Season

Lawless behavior may earn him a seat on the bench, says Goodell

(Newser) - Tennessee Titans cornerback Adam "Pacman'' Jones may be forced to sit out the 2007 season as the first casualty of NFL commissioner Roger Goodell's off-field conduct crackdown. More than 50 NFL players have been arrested since January 2006, prompting Goodell to push tougher punishments, even for those like Jones...

Goodall Wants To Get Tough
Goodall Wants To Get Tough
Mar 22, 2007 9:24 AM CDT

Goodall Wants To Get Tough

NFL commissioner seeks fast response to off-field woes

(Newser) - NFL Commisioner Roger Goodell could respond more quickly and decisively to off-field disciplinary issues with a change in league rules proposed in response to legal messes players got into last season. Goodell will introduce the idea in a league meeting next week.

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