Goodell Proves His Mettle, Suspends Jones

Adam Jones Suspended For
The Entire 2007 Season

The NFL has suspended Adam Jones for the entire 2007 season, and Chris Henry for the first eight games. That's the good news. The bad news is that Jones gets one full year without having to meet any kind of curfew. That is, unless Clark County decides to tell him when it's 'lights out'.

It looks like we owe Roger Goodell an apology. Sorry Commish. We honestly thought you would continue the NFL’s long standing tradition of ‘looking the other way’ when it comes to off-field shenanigans. In addition to the news of the suspensions, Goodell’s press release included some choice words directed at Jones and Henry:

"Your conduct has brought embarrassment and ridicule upon yourself, your club, and the NFL, and has damaged the reputation of players throughout the league. You have put in jeopardy an otherwise promising NFL career, and have risked both your own safety and the safety of others through your off-field actions. In each of these respects, you have engaged in conduct detrimental to the NFL and failed to live up to the standards expected of NFL players. Taken as a whole, this conduct warrants significant sanction."

Bravo. I wonder what kind of favor Goodell owes David Stern for crafting that missive for him.