NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has shared his opinion on the Ray McDonald situation and has decided that the league will let the legal process run its course before taking action against the 49ers defensive end.

USA Today spoke to Goodell and grabbed his point of view on the matter in full.

“I think the first thing we have to do is let the process play out, get the facts, and make sure you understand all the circumstances, ... We don't (know the facts) right now and we're obviously following it very closely. But the policy will be applied uniformly across players, coaches, executives, commissioners. I think we made that very clear in the policy.”

The 49ers have expressed the same perspective when it comes to McDonald, but haven’t made a final decision on whether or not he will play this weekend. As of Thursday, McDonald is still on San Francisco’s active roster and is the projected starter on the official depth chart.

If McDonald is found guilty of a domestic violence charge, he is likely facing a suspension of at least six games under the leagues new domestic violence policy. The alleged victim in McDonald’s case is thought to be pregnant thus justifying a harsher punishment.

The 49ers have spoke out against domestic violence in the days following McDonald’s arrest and coach Jim Harbaugh said that players guilty of domestic violence will not have a place on a team he is coaching.

McDonald has spent his entire seven-year NFL career with the 49ers and has registered 16.5 sacks over that time.

[USA Today]

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