Goodell, Vincent, ex-players talk conduct policy

Roger Goodell said all options are on the table when it comes to fixing the NFL. (Getty Images)

Embattled NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent met with 11 former players Tuesday to discuss ways to improve the league's personal conduct policy, the Associated Press reports.

The 11 players included Hall of Famer Mike Singletary as well as Matt Birk, Eddie Mason, Patrick Kerney, Willie McGinest, Roman Oben, Marty Lyons, Charles Way, Tony Paige, Scott Turner and Robert Porcher.

This is the first of several such meetings that will be held, according to the AP.

Goodell has come under fire in recent weeks after he bungled Ray Rice's domestic violence case.

The commissioner held a widely panned press conference last Friday in which he satated: "We will re-examine, enhance and improve all of our current programs, and then we'll do more." This includes the personal conduct policy.

The NFL announced on two weeks ago that former FBI Director Robert Mueller will head an independent investigation into what the league knew and when they knew it regarding Rice punching his soon-to-be wife in the face and knocking her unconscious in an Atlantic City hotel last February. Giants owner John Mara and Steelers president Art Rooney II will oversee the investigation.

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Former Titans kicker Rob Bironas killed in car accident



Awful news out of Tennessee to pass along this morning. Longtime Titans kicker Rob Bironas was killed in a car accident Saturday night. He was 36.Bironas was released by the Titans in March after spending nine seasons with them."We are deeply saddened to hear the tragic news from last night about Rob Bironas," the Titans said in a statement. "Rob made a significant impact as a player in his nine years with the team and more importantly touched many lives in the Nashville community off the field."Bironas was a first-team All-Pro in 2007 when he led the league with 35 field goals made. He finished among the top 10 in points three times and holds the Titans' record for game-winning field goals with 11. He had worked out for the Lions earlier this week.



Condolences have been pouring in from everyone in Tennessee and around the football world. We at FFToolbox and Scout Fantasy pass along our deepest sympathies to Bironas' friends and family. Around these parts, he will be remembered as a fantasy force for the better part of a decade.