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Critical cases that changed the NFL in 2014

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  • Tania Ganguli, ESPN Staff Writer Close
    • Previously covered Texans for Houston Chronicle and Jaguars for Florida Times-Union
    • Northwestern University graduate
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Several high-profile cases made the off-the-field conduct of NFL players and the league’s handling of such instances the topic of conversation about the NFL last season.

Commissioner Roger Goodell responded by changing the league's personal conduct policy to mandate a minimum six-game suspension for violations involving assault, battery, domestic violence, dating violence, child abuse, other forms of family violence, or sexual assault.