Letitia James of New York and Rob Bonta of California opened a joint investigation of the league a year after The Times reported female workers’ claims of workplace discrimination and pay inequity.
Criticism of the fascination with players’ bodies and the focus on tragic family histories has the league and its broadcast partners rethinking the draft.
When Deshaun Watson’s suspension ended, the N.F.L.’s broadcast partners focused mainly on his return to the field, not on the behavior a hearing officer had deemed “predatory,” or on the women who accused him.