NFL: No report on Washington

NEW YORK » The NFL is not going to issue a report on its 10-month investigation into allegations the Washington Football Team engaged in harassment and abuse because of its promise to protect the identities of those who testified, Commissioner Roger Goodell said on Tuesday.

Speaking after the first day of meetings for the 32 owners, Goodell said the league wanted to protect the roughly 150 former employees who spoke to outside counsel Beth Wilkinson, who conducted the NFL investigation and amassed six million pages of evidence.

“When you make a promise to protect the anonymity, to make sure that we get the right information, you need to stay with it,” Goodell said. “And so we’re very conscious of making sure that we’re protecting those who came forward. They were incredibly brave.”

Goodell sidestepped a question about releasing a redacted report, saying he felt what the league did was appropriate. He said the league looked forward to responding to inquiries from Congress.

Chung charged with assault

QUINCY, MASS. » Former New England Patriots safety Patrick Chung was charged with assault and battery on a family or household member.

Chung, 34, appeared in court for arraignment with his fiancée and parents in attendance. Prosecutors allege he pushed a woman to the ground, slapped her in the face and broke her phone Monday outside of her home in Milton.

Chung, who has resided in Norton, Mass., since retiring from the NFL before the 2021 season, was also charged with vandalizing property. He was released without bail, the Patriot Ledger reported.

Lucci, Pro Bowl Lion, dies

DETROIT » Mike Lucci, a Pro Bowl linebacker who played nine seasons with the Detroit Lions, died Tuesday at age 81.

Lucci died after an extended illness, according to an obituary posted by Glick Family Funeral Home in Boca Raton, Fla.

“Many will remember Mike for his toughness as a player during his nine seasons with the Lions, earning Pro Bowl honors in 1971 and being named the team’s defensive MVP three times,” Detroit owner Sheila Ford Hamp said in a statement.

Lucci played on special teams during the 1964 NFL championship game won by the Browns. It was his last game with Cleveland.