AP Sources: NFL hires former ATF chief Jones as counsel

FILE - In this June 11, 2013 file photo, B. Todd Jones of Minnesota, President Barack Obama's then-nominee for director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. The first Senate-confirmed director for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is leaving the post after less than two years as its permanent head. B. Todd Jones’ last day will be March 31, the agency says. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) FILE - In this June 11, 2013 file photo, B. Todd Jones of Minnesota, President Barack Obama's then-nominee for director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. The first Senate-confirmed director for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is leaving the post after less than two years as its permanent head. B. Todd Jones’ last day will be March 31, the agency says. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

By Associated Press March 23, 2015 1 min read

PHOENIX (AP) – The NFL has hired B. Todd Jones, the recently resigned director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, to oversee player discipline.

Two people familiar with the hiring tell The Associated Press that Commissioner Roger Goodell informed the owners on Monday that Jones would join the NFL in April. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because the league has not announced the appointment.

Lisa Friel will serve as the NFL’s special counsel for investigations, the sources said.

Jones, who announced his resignation on March 20, will be in charge of the league’s new personal conduct policy, adopted in December, including fining and suspending violators.

The NFL has had several high-profile issues with player conduct and its investigative processes recently.