‘The longer what transpired that morning remains a mystery the more poorly it reflects on Lynch and the greater the chance it could jeopardize at least a portion of his coming season. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has been quick to dole out suspensions under the league’s code of player conduct. A failure to cooperate in a criminal investigation won’t look good in Lynch’s personnel file. Nor will taking the fifth amendment on legal grounds necessarily spare Lynch the wrath of the league office, not when the vehicle involved in the crime belongs to him.’