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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says he plans to talk to Oakland Raiders coach Tom Cable about a training-camp incident that resulted in a former assistant coach accusing Cable of breaking his jaw while assaulting him.
According to FoxSports.com, Goodell will consider discipline for Cable if warranted.
"This is not getting pushed under the rug," Goodell told the Web site.
The Raiders visit the New York Giants on Sunday. Since the NFL's headquarters are located in New York, it could present an opportunity for Goodell and Cable to meet.
"I don't know anything about that development," Cable said after Sunday's 29-6 loss to the host Houston Texans.
Randy Hanson said to investigators that he was struck by Cable during the Aug. 5 incident, resulting in the broken jaw, his lawyer has told the NFL Network.
Cable has said that "nothing happened," however.
"When all the facts come out, everything will be fine," Cable said.
But Hanson's lawyer, John McGuinn, called it a "textbook case of felony assault," according to the NFL Network.
Hanson, who McGuinn said has been told to stay away from the team's facility, was interviewed for more than an hour in California by a Napa Valley detective and turned over medical records which detailed his fractured jaw, according to the lawyer.
"Randy answered the detective's questions, but we have no idea whether charges will be coming," McGuinn said, according to NFL Network. "That will strictly be determined by the police and the DA's office. We have no input. He just answered questions."
According to FoxSports.com, Goodell will consider discipline for Cable if warranted.
"This is not getting pushed under the rug," Goodell told the Web site.
The Raiders visit the New York Giants on Sunday. Since the NFL's headquarters are located in New York, it could present an opportunity for Goodell and Cable to meet.
"I don't know anything about that development," Cable said after Sunday's 29-6 loss to the host Houston Texans.
Randy Hanson said to investigators that he was struck by Cable during the Aug. 5 incident, resulting in the broken jaw, his lawyer has told the NFL Network.
Cable has said that "nothing happened," however.
"When all the facts come out, everything will be fine," Cable said.
But Hanson's lawyer, John McGuinn, called it a "textbook case of felony assault," according to the NFL Network.
Hanson, who McGuinn said has been told to stay away from the team's facility, was interviewed for more than an hour in California by a Napa Valley detective and turned over medical records which detailed his fractured jaw, according to the lawyer.
"Randy answered the detective's questions, but we have no idea whether charges will be coming," McGuinn said, according to NFL Network. "That will strictly be determined by the police and the DA's office. We have no input. He just answered questions."
