National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell said he was unable to provide any specific details or timetable for deciding about Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre, who is facing discipline violation.
Goodell said that the matter would be decided under the league's personal conduct policy but he had no immediate plans to meet with Favre or decide anything about his future. He added that a meeting was not out of his plans and assured that the league would deal with the matter in a "responsible" manner.
Favre is facing charges of discipline violation after an online report emerged about him sending inappropriate pictures and text and voice mail messages to a former New York Jets employee; Favre played for the team at the time.
The Web site Deadspin made the allegations about Favre but he has yet to directly address those accusations and has mostly kept mum on the issue.
Meanwhile, Goodell has also said that he would decide about the matter in the next few days. He said that he has ordered a complete inquiry and gathering of facts and only then he could decide about Favre's case.
As commissioner of the NFL, Goodell has the power under the personal conduct policy to punish any player for conduct violations if there are proofs of his involvement in actions that could damage the league's reputation; he can discipline a player even if no criminal charges are pressed against the accused.
This is the case with Favre as no criminal cases, civil lawsuits or workplace complaints have been pressed against him.
