Goodell won't tolerate leaks

0 Comments | USA TODAY, April, 2007 | by Jarrett Bell

NEW YORK -- Roger Goodell's get-tough stance doesn't only apply to NFL players.

The NFL commissioner sent memos to all 32 teams Tuesday chastising club officials who leak confidential information. The issue flared last week when reports surfaced that three top draft prospects admitted trying marijuana during videotaped interviews from the scouting combine in February.

Goodell wrote to the clubs that such leaks would be considered "conduct detrimental to the game" and violators would be subject to yet-to-be-determined discipline.

He launched an investigation into a Pro Football Weekly story that named Georgia Tech receiver Calvin Johnson, Clemson defensive end Gaines Adams and Louisville defensive tackle Amobi Okoye as admitting they experimented...