To help save its deflated image, can the National Football League impose its own personal conduct policy on players, or must it negotiate that policy with the NFL Players Association? That’s the question raised in a union grievance filed Friday that also seeks a cease-and-desist order against the new code.

The league revised the policy in December in the wake of domestic violence and child abuse cases against former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice, Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson and Carolina Panthers defensive end Greg Hardy, who faces a Feb. 9 trial.

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