NFL consults with Army about domestic violence

Roger Goodell details the NFL's actions on domestic violence in a Friday memo to NFL owners. (USATSI)

The NFL sent a memo Friday to all owners and team presidents giving an update on the steps the league has taken to address incidents of domestic violence and sexual assault.

Of the five points laid out by commissioner Roger Goodell in the memo obtained by CBSSports.com, perhaps the most interesting was the revelation that the league has met with the U.S. Army to discuss the military's approach to "addressing issues of misconduct, including the provision of support services to families and victims."

In the memo, Goodell also said the league had met for several hours with NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith on Friday to continue talking about the issues of "personal conduct, including training, education, family services, and the disciplinary process."

The league also said the public service announcement commercial addressing domestic violence that ran during Thursday's game between the Giants and Redskins would also be seen this Sunday and Monday during NFL game commercials. The value of the promotional time, Goodell wrote, is close to $3 million.

Here's one of those PSAs, via USA Today.

As far as the meeting with the Army, former military man Mike Freeman, currently with Bleacher Report, had this to write:

One thing on the Army part of the memo. It took the military far to long to understand the problem of domestic violence and sexual assault..

— mike freeman (@mikefreemanNFL) September 26, 2014

But once the Army did, things by all accounts improved--from a very low point, to be sure.

— mike freeman (@mikefreemanNFL) September 26, 2014

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