Kiam Didn’t Violate Tagliabue’s Directive by Adding an Employee

Victor Kiam, owner of the New England Patriots, wasn’t violating NFL directives Sunday when he named a business associate to the club’s front office, a league spokesman said Monday.

NFL Vice President Joe Browne said: “(Commissioner Paul Tagliabue) told Kiam not to fire or suspend any (employees), pending the investigation of (harassment) charges by (Boston reporter Lisa Olson).

“(Tagliabue) was talking about current employees. (Kiam) has always been free to add (employees).”

On Sunday night, he added Bob Romano, a Remington Products executive who is also involved in Patriot ownership, as vice president of finance and team operations.

On Monday Tagliabue said that the New England investigation will be headed by Philip Heymann, a Harvard law professor with a Justice Department background.