NFL Probes Allegations Against Houston Texans Investor

  • League focusing on whether conduct policy was violated
  • Accusations stem from dismissed Kentucky criminal charges
Javier LoyaPhotographer:Marie D. De Jesus/Houston Chronicle /Getty Images
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The NFL is investigating whether a prominent Houston oil broker who owns a minority stake in the city’s professional football franchise violated the league’s personal-conduct policy.

National Football League investigators have initiated inquiries into allegations of inappropriate behavior by Javier Loya, a minority owner of the Houston Texans, during poker parties he hosted at his Louisville, Kentucky, mansion in May 2022, according to spokespeople for the league and the team.