Yes, the same Jim Irsay who caused all the Deflated Balls controversy: 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 thats the case. So, too, are sports law and ethics experts who say language in the NFLs 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 leagues policy, which explicitly states that the rules apply to owners, says employees should be held to a higher standard than merely avoiding criminal conviction. A sports law and ethics expert, as well as a source familiar with NFL operations, told The Indianapolis Star that the policy could lead Goodell to also ask about Irsays relationship and associations outside of the Colts, including with an Indianapolis woman with a drug history of her own — a woman who died of a suspected drug overdose two weeks before Irsays arrest. Her body was found in a $139,500 townhouse Irsay gave her last August. The NFL is often criticized for protecting the shield, and it does, said Mike Gilleran, executive director of the Santa Clara University Institute of Sports Law and Ethics. How does the league look if it ignores that? It cant, in my view. usatoday/story/sports/nfl/2014/04/07/jim-irsay-colts-owner-nfl-discipline-relationships-drug-history/7422547/
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