With Bills offensive line coach Aaron Kromer arrested but not yet charged with battery against a minor in Florida, the decision of the Bills to put Kromer on paid leave says plenty about the outcome of the preliminary investigation conducted by the team and the league.
The new Personal Conduct Policy states that employees will be placed on paid leave if formal charges are filed, via “an indictment by a grand jury, the filing of charges by a prosecutor, or an arraignment in a criminal court.” Absent formal charges, paid leave can occur if the preliminary investigation results in a conclusion by the Commissioner that a crime of violence occurred.