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Meanwhile, league officials were meeting with NFL Players’ Association representatives Monday about penalties involving players who took part in the bounty program.
The union has asked the NFL to provide it with all the information from the league’s investigation that revealed 22 to 27 defensive players were part of the Saints’ pay-for-pain bounty pool. The pool awarded thousands of dollars in cash bonuses from 2009-11 for vicious hits that knocked targeted opponents out of games.
One example, according to the league: Linebacker Jonathan Vilma offered $10,000 to any New Orleans player who sidelined Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre during the 2010 NFC championship game.
Goodell said the league has given the NFLPA two confidential reports on the investigation.
“I think we all need to move forward,” he said. “We’ve been open about what we’ve been able to find. We released it publicly.”
The commissioner said he’s hopeful the NFLPA will have a recommendation soon after meeting with league officials.
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On Sunday, the NFLPA told players involved in the bounty case that there’s a chance they could face criminal charges and it hired outside counsel to represent them if needed.
Asked about possible criminal charges, Goodell said, “Those aren’t my decisions.”
“To me, we’re going to do what’s right,” he said. “We’re going to make sure our rules are enforced. And when they’re violated we’ll take the appropriate discipline.”