NFL could be called Numerous Felonies League

New NFL commissioner Roger Goodell already has a lot on his plate: finding a team for Los Angeles, continuing to help the Saints, owners unhappy with the new collective bargaining agreement.

But there’s an equally big problem involving more than a few of his players –many of whom are calling from jail.

On Friday, the league suspended Cincinnati wide receiver Chris Henry for two games and fined him $20,000. Henry, who’d been arrested four times between November and June, was a passenger in a car driven by teammate Odell Thurman Sept. 25 that was stopped by police.

Thurman was charged with driving under the influence, and later suspended for the season.

Cincinnati alone has had five players arrested since May.

Green Bay wide receiver Koren Robinson received 90 days in jail for violating his 2005 drunken-driving probation.

Baltimore kick returner B.J. Sams was arrested and charged with DUI, for the second time in 14 months.

On Sept. 26, Chicago cornerback Ricky Manning pled no contest to felony assault charges.

Miami defensive tackle Keith Traylor was charged with misdemeanor DUI and possession of a controlled dangerous substance in May.

But the league insists the numbers aren’t on the rise.

Around the League

Running back Sammy Morris, suspended for the season’s first four games following a violation of the NFL’s steroid policy, was activated by Miami. … Pittsburgh cornerback Ricardo Colclough will miss the rest of the season because of a neck injury. … New York Jets running back Cedric Houston was downgraded from doubtful to out with a left knee injury. … Cleveland cornerback Gary Baxter was downgraded from questionable to out because of a strained left pectoral muscle.