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Player Advisory Committee Forming

by David Kindervater on April 3rd, 2007

As scheduled, Commissioner Roger Goodell met with NFL bad boys Pacman Jones and Chris Henry today. There was really no news to report from the proceedings — no punishments were announced — but in its wake, news of a Player Advisory Committee surfaced. Commissioner Goodell and the NFL Players Association recently decided to form this committee (it all started back at the Combine) to meet regularly and pore over the issues that concern each side — league officials on one side and the players on the other. Members will most likely include Indianapolis C Jeff Saturday, Philadelphia LB Takeo Spikes, Jacksonville S Donovin Darius and free-agent S Troy Vincent. All of these players were in NYC today to kick off meetings with the Commissioner.

It’s a good idea to form such a committee because both sides are looking out for the betterment of the game. The Commissioner will get a clear-cut picture of where the players are coming from. And the players will get the Commissioner’s point-of-view. Will it work? I think by simply forming the committee, it brings more noticeability to the fact that the league won’t tolerate unruly behavior among its players. The formation of this committee, along with the upcoming Player Conduct Policy (and most likely the punishment handed down to Pacman Jones) demonstrates the league’s commitment to making the NFL a top-notch organization with a heightened awareness of its social responsibility.

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