When Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay emerges from rehab, he will face questions from an NFL commissioner known for his hard line on the behavior of players off the field.
But will Roger Goodell apply those same standards to an NFL owner — essentially one of his bosses?
Some players are closely watching to see whether that's the case. So, too, are sports law and ethics experts who say language in the NFL's Personal Conduct Policy could open Irsay up to scrutiny that goes beyond his March 16 arrest in Carmel on preliminary charges of impaired driving and possession of controlled substances.
The league's policy, which explicitly states that the rules apply to owners, says employees should be held to a "higher standard" than merely avoiding criminal conviction.
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Definitely a lot going on with Irsay at the moment, and this story isn't going away any time soon. You'd think that it'd be a no-brainer to hold him to the same standard as the players in the league or to that of any average person, but with the politics of the NFL nothing is so simple.
