{"id":1361,"date":"2016-02-25T10:01:47","date_gmt":"2016-02-25T15:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jsel\/?p=1361"},"modified":"2023-07-25T12:01:37","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T16:01:37","slug":"nfl-players-association-asks-for-neutral-appeals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jsel\/2016\/02\/nfl-players-association-asks-for-neutral-appeals\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Players Association Asks for Neutral Appeals"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1362\" src=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jsel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2016\/02\/football-300x274.jpg\" alt=\"football\" width=\"300\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jsel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2016\/02\/football-300x274.jpg 300w, https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jsel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2016\/02\/football.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Roger Goodell\u2019s oft-criticized role in player discipline could be changing. A recent report suggests that the commissioner\u2019s responsibilities in appeals could be altered as per the terms of a new NFL\/NFLPA agreement. The Players\u2019 Association would like to see neutral arbitration for all appeals, rather than the current system where Goodell presides over most appeals unless he chooses to appoint someone else, with the exception of NFL drug policy violation and illegal on-field hit appeals.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>For more on Goodell\u2019s role and how it could be changing, view the full story <a href=\"http:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/2016\/02\/19\/roger-goodell-nflpa-player-discipline-role-change\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Roger Goodell\u2019s oft-criticized role in player discipline could be changing. A recent report suggests that the commissioner\u2019s responsibilities in appeals could be altered as per the terms of a new NFL\/NFLPA agreement. The Players\u2019 Association would like to see neutral arbitration for all appeals, rather than the current system where Goodell presides over most appeals 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