ATF chief heading to NFL

The National Football League has intercepted one of the Obama administration’s top gun control minds.

The outgoing director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), B. Todd Jones, is joining the NFL, according to multiple reports.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced the move to the league’s owners, according to the reports. Jones, who announced last week he is leaving the ATF, will handle player disciplinary actions.

Gun control aside, Jones will tackle growing concerns about head injuries and domestic violence within the league.

The NFL has faced mounting criticism over the way it handled high-profile domestic violence cases last year against Ray Rice and Adrian Peterson.

Meanwhile, Jones is battling criticism of his own after the ATF’s recent failed bid to ban certain forms of armor-piercing ammunition.

Jones, who was confirmed by the Senate in 2013, was tasked with cleaning up the ATF after the botched gun-tracking operation “Fast and Furious.”