- ABC News
- January 15, 2015
AC
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Colts have requested to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Thursday that linebacker Josh McNary be placed on the league's commissioner exempt list. McNary, primarily a special teams player for the Colts, was charged Wednesday with rape, criminal confinement with bodily injury and battery resulting in bodily injury from an incident in the early-morning hours of Dec. 1, 2014. "After reviewing the documents supporting the very serious criminal charges filed yesterday afternoon against Josh McNary, the Colts have requested Commissioner Goodell to immediately place Josh on the league's Commissioner Exemption list," the Colts said in a statement released Thursday. "If the request is granted, Josh will not be eligible to practice or attend games with the club while designated as Commissioner Exempt. "That designation will permit the investigation provided by the league's Personal Conduct Policy to run its course and will afford Josh the...