NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Commissioner Roger Goodell says the Miami Dolphins and four other teams have been fined or been told the league is investigating them for violating offseason rules prohibiting contact with players.
Goodell did not reveal the other teams involved.
NFL general counsel Jeff Pash says the violations aren’t related to the league’s lockout. Pash says teams aren’t allowed to hold workouts or make contact with players from the end of one season until early March. He calls it a “go home and relax period.”
Speaking Tuesday at the end of the annual owners meetings, Goodell says owners haven’t discussed or considered using replacement players if a new labor deal isn’t reached in time for the start of the 2011 season. He also says owners are “planning on having a full season.”
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