Adam "Pacman" Jones of the Tennessee Titans was suspended for the 2007 American football season on Tuesday and Chris Henry of the Cincinnati Bengals for eight games -- both for numerous violations of the National Football League's (NFL) personal conduct policy.
"It is a privilege to represent the NFL, not a right," NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement announcing the suspensions.
"These players and all members of our league have to make the right choices and decisions in their conduct on a consistent basis," Goodell said.
Jones' off-field conduct has included 10 incidents where he was interviewed by police. The most recent took place in connection with the National Basketball Association's All-Star game in Las Vegas. Police there recommended felony and misdemeanor charges against Jones after a fight and shooting at a strip club paralyzed one man.
Henry was arrested four times in a 14-month span, resulting in coach Marvin Lewis twice relegating him to the bench and a two-game league suspension. He was one of nine Bengals arrested in nine months.
Both the Titans and the Bengals said they supported the suspensions.
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