The Facts:
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell will review the discussion he had Tuesday with Roethlisberger, along with other information that has been collected, before determining if the QB violated the league's personal-conduct policy.
Reported by NFL.com
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
Roethlisberger was cleared Monday of any criminal wrongdoing in a rape investigation because of insufficient evidence stemming from a March 5 encounter with a 20-year-old female college student in Georgia. However, the league's personal-conduct policy doesn't require a player to be tried, arrested or jailed for punishment to be handed down. Goodell and the Steelers said they are concerned that Roethlisberger again put himself in this type of situation one year after a woman filed a civil suit claiming that he sexually assaulted her in Nevada and the consensus among those following the situation closest suggests Roethlisberger will miss some time this season. The only question is whether the league or the Steelers hand down the punishment. ... Stay tuned.
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