Unfair Acts
Commissioner’s Authority
The Commissioner has sole authority to investigate and to take
appropriate disciplinary or corrective measures if any club action,
nonparticipant interference, or emergency occurs in an NFL game
which he deems so unfair or outside the accepted tactics encountered
in professional football that such action has a major effect on
the result of a game.
No Club Protests
The authority and measures provided for in this section (UNFAIR
ACTS) do not constitute a protest machinery for NFL clubs to dispute
the result of a game. The Commissioner will conduct an investigation
under this section only to review an act or occurrence that he deems
so unfair that the result of the game in question may be inequitable
to one of the participating teams. The Commissioner will not apply
his authority under this section when a club registers a complaint
concerning judgmental errors or routine errors of omission by game
officials. Games involving such complaints will continue to stand
as completed.
Penalties for Unfair Acts
The Commissioner’s powers under this section (UNFAIR ACTS)
include the imposition of monetary fines and draft choice forfeitures,
suspension of persons involved, and, if appropriate, the reversal
of a game’s result or the rescheduling of a game, either from
the beginning or from the point at which the extraordinary act occurred.
In the event of rescheduling a game, the Commissioner will be guided
by the procedures specified above ("Procedures for Starting
and Resuming Games" under EMERGENCIES). In all cases, the Commissioner
will conduct a full investigation, including the opportunity for
hearings, use of game videotape, and any other procedures he deems
appropriate.
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