標題: who elected him to succeed Paul Tagliabue as commissioner in 2006. 27 [打印本頁] 作者: ngtmnxuc 時間: 2016-4-9 00:26 標題: who elected him to succeed Paul Tagliabue as commissioner in 2006. 27
FBI chief to probe report that league officials saw Ray Rice video
The NFL appointed an independent investigator to look into its handling of the Ray Rice case Wednesday night, hours after a new report contradicted the league's insistence that no one in the league office saw video until Monday that depicted Rice striking Magasin Air Jordan Montreal his then fiancee at a hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
That report Nike Sb by the Associated Press came as several people familiar with the inner workings of the league said that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has no plans to heed the calls for him to resign over his handling of the case.
The league announced Wednesday night that Robert Mueller III, former director of the FBI, will "conduct an independent investigation into the NFL's pursuit and Free Run 3 Canada handling of evidence in the Ray Rice domestic violence incident."
Owners John Mara of the New York Giants and Art Rooney II of the Pittsburgh Steelers are to oversee Womens Air Jordan Shoes the investigation, according Buy Longchamp Le Pliage Online Canada to the league.
The final report resulting from the investigation will be released to the public, the NFL said.
According to the league's announcement, Goodell has promised that Mueller, a Washington based partner in the law firm WilmerHale, will be granted "the full cooperation of NFL personnel and access to all NFL records."
Earlier Nike Shox Canada Toronto Wednesday, a law enforcement official told the Associated Press he sent the video to an NFL executive in early April. The AP reported the official played a 12 second voicemail from April 9 from an NFL office number in which a female voice confirmed the arrival of the video, expressed thanks and said, "You're right. It's terrible."
The AP did not provide the name of the law enforcement official.
Prior to the report, Goodell was said to be adamant he would not resign.
Another source in a similar position said there was "no chance" of a Goodell resignation, and two others echoed that sentiment. Reached following the publication of the AP report, one of those league sources Ray Ban Canada believed nothing had changed in Goodell's stance.
Criticism of Goodell and the league has intensified following Monday's release of the footage from inside the elevator by TMZ. Earlier Wednesday, the National Organization for Women called for Goodell's resignation.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D Conn., issued a statement late Wednesday afternoon, calling for his resignation if the report is true, saying Goodell has an insurmountable "credibility gap."
Wednesday night, Goodell canceled a scheduled appearance in Charlotte, North Carolina for an event honoring Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson.
Prior to the AP report, Goodell appeared to have the support of the owners of the 32 NFL franchises, who elected him to succeed Paul Tagliabue as commissioner in 2006.
