- Joined
- Oct 10, 2006
- Messages
- 76,883
- Reaction score
- 66,866
Nice redirect. Part of the structure of the association is to grant the league the right and responsibility to discipline BOTH player and employees.
There's no redirect at all. The CBA grants authority, which is not the same thing as what you're claiming.
The NFL Commissioner’s extensive powers to discipline players are laid out in Article 46 of the CBA. It begins, “[a]ll disputes involving a fine or suspension . . . involving action taken against a player by the Commissioner for conduct detrimental to the integrity of, or public confidence in, the game of professional football, will be processed exclusively as follows . . .” and thereafter explains the process by which Rice and the NFLPA would be informed of the discipline and have the ability to appeal same.
Separately, the NFL Personal Conduct Policy grants the NFL Commissioner “full authority to impose discipline as warranted” when he learns of a player who does not conduct himself “in a way that is responsible, promotes the values upon which the League is based, and is lawful.” Not living up to these standards is typically referred to as a player exhibiting conduct that is detrimental to the league. The NFL Personal Conduct Policy expressly provides the NFL Commissioner with the power to discipline players in the form of “banishment from the League.”
http://www.forbes.com/sites/darrenh...-drafted-nfl-collective-bargaining-agreement/