NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announced changes within the league to address domestic violence. (Associated Press file)
After arguably the most embarrassing week for the NFL, commissioner Roger Goodell announced more steps to improve the league’s handling of domestic violence and “related social issues.” In a letter to all teams, Goodell, who is still facing calls for his resignation in the wake of the Ray Rice incident, said that three women will join the league’s front office to “help lead and shape the NFL’s policies and programs relating to domestic violence and sexual assault.”
Per Goodell, Lisa Friel, the former head of the Sex Crimes Prosecution Unit in the New York Count district attorney’s office, will work on the evaluation process of incidents of alleged domestic violence and sexual assault within the league. Jane Randel, the co-founder of NO MORE, a national initiative to raise awareness about domestic violence and sexual assault, and Rita Smith, the former executive director of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, will focus on overseeing the development and implementation of the league’s domestic violence policy, as well as building education programs for all NFL personnel.
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