Former FBI Director To Conduct Probe

(NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL says former FBI director Robert Mueller will conduct a probe into how the NFL handled evidence as it investigated domestic violence claims against former Ravens running back Ray Rice.

NFL spokesman Greg Aiello says the investigation will be overseen by NFL owners John Mara of the New York Giants and Art Rooney of the Pittsburgh Steelers.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says Mueller will have access to all NFL records.

The NFL's announcement came after a law enforcement official told the AP on condition of anonymity that he sent a tape of Rice striking his then-fiancee to an NFL executive in April. Goodell has maintained that no one at the league had seen the tape prior to Monday, when it went viral online.

Goodell under fire

UNDATED (AP) — The National Organization for Women has called for NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to resign in the wake of the Ray Rice domestic violence incident, saying the league has "a violence-against-women" problem.

Politicians are also getting in on the act. Twelve Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee have sent a letter to Goodell questioning his handling of the Rice incident.

On the Senate side, at least one Democrat says NFL Commissioner should resign.

"If these reports are true, Commissioner Goodell must go for the good of the NFL and its fans," Sen. Richard Bluemental, a Democrat from Connecticut, said. "The current leadership of the NFL cannot be trusted to fairly, genuinely implement policies that address domestic violence."

Goodell has sent a memo to the 32 NFL teams reiterating that the league sought, but did not see, the video of Rice punching his then fiancee until Monday.

Goodell was supposed to attend an award ceremony for Panthers owner Jerry Richardson in Charlotte Wednesday night. But Goodell did not attend the event and instead changed his plans and headed back to New York.

Niners, Pac-12 suspend broadcaster

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers have suspended veteran broadcaster Ted Robinson for two games following comments this week to a San Francisco radio station about the Ray Rice domestic violence case that were deemed insensitive.

The Pac-12 Networks also announced it had suspended Robinson for the next two weeks and that he would undergo sensitivity training.

The 57-year-old Robinson spoke to KNBR radio Monday and said Rice's now-wife, Janay, was partly to blame for not speaking up. Robinson issued apologies through the 49ers and Pac-12 Networks.