Denver Native (Carol)
08-06-2013, 12:50 PM
The NFL and its players' association are in discussions to strengthen penalties for drunken-driving offenses, FoxSports.com is reporting.
According to the report, the league wants players who are convicted of such offenses to receive mandatory suspensions. A union source told FoxSports.com that "players have been open to discussions and already discussed increasing discipline on DUIs."
The source added, however, that "other proactive measures beyond discipline need to be taken," including a demographic study of incidents to see if there is a trend to the arrests and a better system to communicate to players that a service is available to provide them rides when they have had too much to drink.
rest - http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/9543098/nfl-eyes-stiffer-penalties-duis-report
According to the report, the league wants players who are convicted of such offenses to receive mandatory suspensions. A union source told FoxSports.com that "players have been open to discussions and already discussed increasing discipline on DUIs."
The source added, however, that "other proactive measures beyond discipline need to be taken," including a demographic study of incidents to see if there is a trend to the arrests and a better system to communicate to players that a service is available to provide them rides when they have had too much to drink.
rest - http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/9543098/nfl-eyes-stiffer-penalties-duis-report