Investigator Mike Hellgren has more on what the NFL commissioner told the union in a new letter.
In the letter, Commissioner Roger Goodell says the video shows “a starkly different sequence of events” from what Rice and representatives told him at a meeting. But once again, anonymous sources are denying Goodell’s version of events.
The players union may appeal Ray Rice’s indefinite suspension from the NFL. In a new formal letter to the union, the commissioner says Rice met with him in June and never told him about the punch
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Yep! can't punish one more then the other.
ReplyDeleteHey, How about boxing. lot of spouse abuse there and nothing said.
In almost any other union job you cannot be terminated or disciplined for something you do outside the workplace. Why should the NFL be any different? And don't give me that "role model" crap. Police and firefighters are supposed to be role models and they do stuff like this just as much as anybody else.
ReplyDeleteJust because you wear a football uniform doesn't make you a hero or role model. Rice is no different than a street hoodlum. So what...he plays for the Ravens--BFD. Get rid of those thugs in football, it's only a game and there will be others to take their place.
ReplyDeleteIf we send the message to athletes, children, men, women...everyone, that cheaters, drug users, dog fighters, abusers, drunk drivers, etc. are frowned upon and rejected no matter their talent or charm or fame, perhaps our society will wake up and not feel so entitled. When did we start seeing everything in grey? If you hold a line, people appreciate it. Can you imagine if a football team set high standards for their players? If you didn't have to worry about spending $100 on a jersey to have to throw it away so your kid doesn't wear the Kobe Bryant or Michael Vick jersey to school after the all to certain scandal to come? I'm glad the NFL fired him. I hope they fire more and raise the standards not just for the children but for all of us. That our society can come back to life where we stand for things again and we don't sell out our values because we want our team to win on Sunday.
ReplyDeleteCouldn't have said it better.
Delete:) thank you
DeleteIt's a legal problem, not a contractual problem.
ReplyDeleteI'm willing to bet that in his contract there is nothing about domestic violence voiding the Contract.
Therefore, no legal grounds to terminate, period.
Not that I approve of DV, of course.
ReplyDeleteHe has already been told that he is returning to the NFL.This hoopla he's going through currently is a front for the zero tolerance faction.They have to make it look legit.
ReplyDeleteThe woman acted like a man and was treated as such.
ReplyDeleteI am trying to figure out how some of these idiots made it through college. In that when you listen to them speak, they are a couple grunts up from caveman. And this is for all sports.
ReplyDelete810/1021-It's called, Conduct detrimental. Meaning, your actions caused detriment, and is legal grounds for dismissal/voiding your contract. Happens all the time. Crack a book once in a while.
ReplyDeleteOur State and Federal laws are supposed to enforce a standard of societal standards, not businesses.
ReplyDeleteWhere's all of the outrage over Peterson? Ho hum, more unnecessary feminist BS.
ReplyDeleteIf this nation spent as much time, energy and money on science and technology as we do on sports and entertainment, we might have a future...
ReplyDeleteFolks, remember that the NFL is a non-profit corp. Is there any other non-profits that have union representation?
ReplyDeleteWhy should the NFL be any different? And don't give me that "role model" crap. Police and firefighters are supposed to be role models and they do stuff like this just as much as anybody else.
ReplyDeleteSeptember 14, 2014 at 8:10 PM
how many cops and ff's are on tv? I'm sure they probably do MORE of this stuff, but where did you ever get the idea they are role models?
It's a legal problem, not a contractual problem.
ReplyDeleteI'm willing to bet that in his contract there is nothing about domestic violence voiding the Contract.
Therefore, no legal grounds to terminate, period.
September 14, 2014 at 10:21 PM
Wrong. They have to sign a pledge to NOT do anything that would make their team, or NFL, look bad in any way.
A WHOLE lot of those have been broken by various players.
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ReplyDeleteOur State and Federal laws are supposed to enforce a standard of societal standards, not businesses.
September 15, 2014 at 7:47 AM
You don't know much about business
The commissioner appoints the secretary and treasurer and has broad authority in disputes between clubs, players, coaches, and employees. He is the "principal executive officer"[33] of the NFL and also has authority in hiring league employees, negotiating television contracts, disciplining individuals that own part or all of an NFL team, clubs, or employed individuals of an NFL club if they have violated league bylaws or committed "conduct detrimental to the welfare of the League or professional football".[33] The commissioner can, in the event of misconduct by a party associated with the league, suspend individuals, hand down a fine of up to US$500,000, cancel contracts with the league, and award or strip teams of draft picks.[33]
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