What were the charges against owner's Jerry Jones, Dan Snyder and Robert Kraft? That would be interesting to see if there is any correlation.
First I think every one needs to keep in mind that under the CBA and the personal conduct code policy criminal charges do not matter. The short of it is that "
Everyone who is part of the league must refrain from “conduct detrimental to the integrity of and public confidence in” the NFL. This includes owners, coaches, players, other team employees, game officials, and employees of the league office, NFL Films, NFL Network, or any other NFL business." So anything deemed conduct detrimental to the integrity of and public confidence in the NFL can have penalties.
Robert Kraft was actually arrested and charged with soliciting prostitution. While he pled not guilty at an arraignment he also pretty much admitted to the charges when he issued an apology. The criminal charges were dropped because the video surveillance was found to be obtained improperly, and thus could not be used as evidence in the criminal case. Which killed the prosecution of Kraft and others who were arrested and charged.
Jerry Jones and the Cowboys paid a confidential settlement of $2.4 million after four members of their iconic cheerleading squad accused a senior team executive of voyeurism in their locker room as they undressed during a 2015 event at AT&T Stadium.
Snyder and his team have a multitude of allegations that are far too many to list at this point. Just Google Washington football team with cheerleaders, woman, ticket revenue, and allegations.
In short if the NFL is trying to take a moral high ground, they do it very selectively, and seem to only apply it to players. While the conduct policy very clearly states it applies to everyone in the NFL, and it other areas states the owners and team personnel are to be held to a higher standard than the players.
