That's the one person who understands

The policy says appeals for discipline levied against players will continue to be processed under Article 46 of the collective bargaining agreement, meaning they'll be heard by Goodell or his designee, though the commissioner "may name a panel that consists of independent experts to recommend a decision on the appeal."

"I know that some people have questioned whether the Commissioner's office should be the final arbiter," said New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft. "We gave that a lot of thought. (And determined) That's the one person who understands, long term, what's in the best interests of the game."

The NFL chicago bears jerseys Players Association had asked for appeals to be heard by a neutral arbitrator and threatened possible legal action if the league tried to implement a new policy on its own, rather than through collective bargaining.

"Our union has not been offered the professional courtesy of seeing the NFL's new personal conduct policy before it hit the presses," the union said in a statement shortly after the vote. "Their unilateral decision and conduct today is the only thing that has been consistent over the past few months."




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