MIAMI — A ban on the three- point stance? NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says it’s possible.
Concerned about concussions, Goodell said the league will keep looking for ways to make the game safer. Speaking on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” he didn’t rule out the idea of banning the three- point stance for linemen to reduce the ferocity of collisions at the line of scrimmage.
“As you’ll see tonight, you’ll see a lot of players that never get down in a three-point stance,” Goodell said Sunday. “So it’s possible that would happen.”
Another priority for Goodell is the league’s stalled labor negotiations. He predicted players’ salaries will grow under a new agreement, even if their share of revenue is reduced as owners have proposed. Goodell said the owners need more money to cover costs for international ventures and infrastructure projects such as new stadiums.
Footnotes.
Officials say Dolphins defensive tackle Tony McDaniel is out of jail after being arrested and accused of domestic violence. McDaniel was released on $3,500 bond. Authorities say McDaniel got into a fight with his girlfriend early Saturday at his home in Davie, which is near Miami.
• Brian Waters of the Kansas City Chiefs is this season’s winner of the Walter Payton Man of the Year award.
• Newly retired Arizona quarterback Kurt Warner picked up the NFL’s Bart Starr Award for outstanding character.
