Taylor said yesterday that the league had not prohibited him from drinking.

The league will prevent fans from parking close to the stadiums, ban all coolers, check most bags and prohibit backpacks.

Ordinarily, the Knicks would have worked on some of their problems during practice yesterday, but the league prohibited them from doing so.

As a further disciplining, the league prohibited those three teams from holding any kind of practices or team meetings yesterday.

The league prohibits any supplement manufacturer from television advertising during its games or having any ads in its stadiums.

The league prohibits athletes from becoming eligible for the N.F.L. draft until they have been out of high school for at least three years.

With the exception of the Green Bay Packers, because of a grandfather clause, the league also prohibits teams from being sold to the public.

Unlike most leagues, this league does not necessarily prohibit two teams from the same club competing in the same division.

High-school and pee-wee leagues prohibit all but clear visors.

The league, he said, prohibits referees from speaking to the press, a policy that he views as archaic.