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Players tell commish sorry

By Chris Mortensen
ESPN

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Three players disciplined and fined last week took the initiative to personally apologize to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell for violating player safety rules. Carolina Panthers defensive back Dante Wesley, suspended without pay for Sunday's game against the Buffalo Bills for his flagrant hit on Tampa Bay Buccaneers punt returner Clifton Smith, actually spoke directly with Goodell by telephone to apologize. Wesley earlier had reached Smith, who suffered a concussion, by phone to express his regr ...

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