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NFL Commisioner Roger Goodell interviewed on ESPN Radio this morning covered a wide range of topics including Pacman's problems, Crazy Al's feud with Lane Kiffin, and the economy. He wasn't asked about Majestic's promise to bring a team to LA by next season. Here's some excerpts from a transcript provided by the NFL:

On the latest with Adam Jones and if the league has started an investigation:

 

The answer is yes.  We're trying to determine all the facts.  It's clear there was some type of incident.  We want to understand all the facts. At this point right now, it's about making sure we understand exactly what did happen.

 

On the Raiders' press conference last week:

 

I watched the press conference like everyone else.  It was unfortunate that the circumstances had gotten to that point.  Both parties have moved on.  Hopefully, the Raiders can focus on winning football games going forward, and coach Kiffin can pursue whatever he decides to do.

 

I have not interjected myself.  There has been a lot of misinformation about a letter that I supposedly sent to the Raiders threatening them.  That is not the case.  During the press conference, Mr. Davis had made a point of a potential tampering case involving Randy Moss.  I take that seriously.  I asked if there were any facts that I should be made aware so we can pursue it as we do with any charge that's in violation of our rules.  That was the extent of my letter.  There's really no further statement from our standpoint at this juncture.

 

On any possible changes made by the NFL immediately due to the economy:

 

I have put it on three different levels.  How can we be impacted directly by the lack of credit in the market place, and does it affect instruments like stadium financing?  Secondly, does it affect our business partners that are so important to us like ESPN?  Thirdly, how does it affect our consumers? They are being impacted directly with this.  How will it impact their relationship with the NFL, whether it's in ticket buying or merchandise? There are so many ways our fans interact with us, and we want to see how the economy is affecting our fans.

 

 

This from an AP sports budget:

IRVING, Texas -- Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones wasn't in the
locker room Thursday to answer questions about a scuffle with his bodyguard at
a hotel that Dallas police called a "private matter" that will not lead to any
charges. It was still unclear how the incident would affect Jones' standing
with the NFL.

Here's the latest story on the wires: Pacman will play according to Wade Phillips.

Former Baldwin Park High School standout Lawrence Phillips recently received a 10-year prison sentence for an assault he committed after a pick-up football game in Los Angeles. The National Ledger's Cathy Beers says Phillips along with Michael Vick and O.J. Simpson is part of a trifecta of criminal NFL players doing time.

How many former NFL players can you shove into a jail cell?  Or better yet a prison cell.  Former NFL quarterback Michael Vick is locked away in jail and things have gotten so bad for Vick that he now wants bankruptcy protection form creditors.  O.J. Simpson is back in jail, this time in Las Vegas.  Also leading the charge to jail for the National Football League trifecta is Lawrence Phillips.

The Associated Press is reporting that former Baldwin Park High School standout Lawrence Phillips was sentenced to 10 years in prison this afternoon on a conviction for assault with a deadly weapon. Phillips was convicted in the case two years ago and teh sentencing had been delayed several times. Here's the AP top:

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Former football star Lawrence Phillips was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison, two years after he was convicted of assault with a deadly weapon.

The sentencing was repeatedly delayed while Phillips fought to withdraw a guilty plea in a domestic abuse case that could have led to a stiffer sentence.

Phillips was convicted in 2006 of seven counts of assault with a deadly weapon.

The 31-year-old former Nebraska running back has been jailed since August 2005, when he drove onto a field near Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and his car struck two boys, ages 14 and 15, and a 19-year-old man, who suffered cuts and bruises. The car narrowly missed four other people.

He was upset over losing a pickup football game to the youths, prosecutors said.

In court, Phillips tearfully apologized to one of the victims.

"I'm sorry that your leg is messed up," Phillips told Rodney Flores, after hearing the young man tell the court that he was unable to pursue his dream of playing high school sports as a result of being hit when he was 16.