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Goodell believes suspensions will hold up
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell believes the suspensions of five players, including Vikings defensive tackles Kevin and Pat Williams, for violating the league's steroid policy will be upheld in court, according to a report on ESPN.com.
Goodell, in Charlotte for the Monday night game between Tampa Bay and Carolina, reacted to the fact the players were allowed to continue playing despite the fact each was handed a four-game suspension last week, because of a decision from U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson.
"We believe that we're certainly within our rights," Goodell told ESPN.com. "It's fair and it's consistent within that policy. The players understand, you are held accountable for anything that's in your body. ... If you take supplements, which is an unregulated industry, there's a danger that there are things in a supplement that aren't on the label that are against our policy, so you're taking a risk."
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| Date/Opponent | Time | W | L | Score |
| Sep 13 - at Cleveland | 12:00 PM | 1 | 0 | 34-20 |
| Sep 20 - at Detroit | 12:00 PM | 2 | 0 | 27-13 |
| Sep 27 - vs. San Francisco | 12:00 PM | 3 | 0 | 27-24 |
| Oct 5 - vs. Green Bay | 7:30 PM | 4 | 0 | 30-23 |
| Oct 11 - at St. Louis | 12:00 PM | 5 | 0 | 38-10 |
| Oct 18 - vs. Baltimore | 12:00 PM | 6 | 0 | 33-31 |
| Oct 25 - at Pittsburgh | 12:00 PM | 6 | 1 | 17-27 |
| Nov 1 - at Green Bay | 3:15 PM | 7 | 1 | 38-26 |
| Open | ||||
| Nov 15 - vs. Detroit | 12:00 PM | 8 | 1 | 27-10 |
| Nov 22 - vs. Seattle | 12:00 PM | 9 | 1 | 35-9 |
| Nov 29 - vs. Chicago | 3:15 PM | |||
| Dec 6 - at Arizona | 3:15 PM | |||
| Dec 13 - vs. Cincinnati | 12:00 PM | |||
| Dec 20 - at Carolina | 7:20 PM | |||
| Dec 28 - at Chicago | 7:30 PM | |||
| Jan 3 - vs. NY Giants | 12:00 PM |
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