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Goodell meets with Titans' Britt, Bucs' Talib over legal issues

Titans receiver Kenny Britt said his meeting with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in New York on Tuesday went well, and he expects to find out this week whether he will be punished for multiple run-ins with the law during the 4½-month NFL lockout.

"He didn't scold me or anything. He was happy -- not happy that I was in there for those situations -- but he's a nice type of guy, a very likable guy," Britt told *The Tennessean* Tuesday evening at Nashville International Airport. "We'll find out sometime later this week what he decides to do."

Britt has a Sept. 13 court date in Nashville to answer for two counts of falsifying information on his Tennessee driver's license application.

He also has a Sept. 20 court date in Hoboken, N.J., after pleading not guilty to disorderly conduct charges stemming from a July incident at a car wash.

Earlier this offseason he was arrested after attempting to elude police trying make a traffic stop in his native New Jersey. He eventually pleaded guilty to careless driving.

"He (Goodell) asked me questions about certain situations and I told him what happened," Britt said. "I think it went well. I hope so. I have a smile on my face, I am still breathing. So everything is good."

Titans guard Jake Scott, the team's NFL Players Association representative, said Monday the union would challenge any fine or suspension for actions during the lockout.

Goodell also met Tuesday with Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Aqib Talib, who faces charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon stemming from his role in a shooting March 21 in Garland, Texas.

Bucs coach Raheem Morris said he planned to treat Talib's situation as if he were an injured player.

"For me, it's next man up," Morris told the *St. Petersburg Times* on Tuesday. "... It's the next guy out of the box. There's a reason you practice, there's a reason you practice with depth. There's a reason (general manager) Mark Dominik drafts and steals corners from people because we prepare for everything. We want to be the deepest team in the league and the youngest team in the league. Hungry. Go out and play.

"I wish Aqib nothing but the best, but next man up theory. Don't even blink."

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