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NFL's Conduct Policy In Spotlight Again Over Kicker's Admitted Spousal Abuse

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The NFL's New York Giants are heading to London for a game against the Los Angeles Rams this Sunday, without their All-Pro kicker Josh Brown.The decision to leave Brown behind comes after new information emerged in a year-and-a-half-old domestic violence case. And suddenly, there are new questions about whether the league adheres to its supposedly tougher policy against domestic violence.In May 2015, Brown was arrested for assaulting his then-wife Molly at their home in Washington state. Brown wasn't charged.The league conducted its own investigation to determine whether Brown had violated the NFL's Personal Conduct Policy. That policy allows "for discipline to be imposed even when criminal charges are not presented."The policy was toughened after the Ray Rice scandal in 2014. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell wrote the following in a letter to team owners in August of that year:"Effective immediately, violations of the Personal Conduct Policy regarding assault, battery, domestic violence

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