Congress Shoots Down NFL’s Request for Help on StarCaps Ruling
by Dan GrazianoFiled under: Vikings, NFL Police Blotter, NFL Analysis
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell testified before a congressional subcommittee Tuesday, asking U.S. lawmakers for legislative help in the league's ongoing effort to suspend Minnesota Vikings defensive tackles Kevin and Pat Williams for a positive drug test. But at the end of a three-hour hearing, the chairman of the subcommittee made it clear that Congress has no interest in getting involved in the StarCaps case. Rep. Bobby Rush of Illinois urged Goodell and players' union head DeMaurice Smith, who also testified, to work out their differences over the case and the league's drug policy through collective bargaining."Ask Rodney King for some advice," Rush said in his closing statement. "Can't we all get along?"
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