The NFL could face a decision before the 2018 season about whether to place Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy on paid leave, keeping him off the field amid an investigation by Atlanta-area police into an alleged home invasion in which McCoy’s former girlfriend suffered injuries and was robbed of jewelry.
The league is taking a wait-and-see approach, postponing consideration of placing McCoy on the commissioner’s exempt list until learning whether authorities tie him to any involvement in the case.
“There’s not much that (league leaders) can do until the police get further along,” one person familiar with the league’s inner workings said.