Goodell, presumably with the full knowledge and blessing of the owners, wants a squeaky clean NFL. He wants to do this to keep the product pure so the NFL can earn the maximum amount of money. This is what motivates his actions, I think.
So what will he do with all of the recent troubles that blemish the face of the product he is responsible for?
- Aaron Hernandez
- Heckert and now Russell in Denver
- Patriots CB arrested for DUI while serving probation for assualting police officer
- the Titus Young saga
- Other players getting arrested for beating up women, carrying weapons in airports, being drunk an disorderly
The NFL looks really bad right now. On NFL Sirius, the percentage of NFL players that have police records from either their time in the NFL or prior is staggering (I think it was 80%).
Goodell can either try to bury all of this and figure we all love football so much we'll forget. Or he can do something about it. I think the NFL teams should be held accountable for the actions of their players. It will definitely make them put a lid on trouble makers or avoid employing them in the first place. It might not seem fair to take away a 4th round future draft pick or cut the salary cap for the off the field conduct of a current player, but it would definitely make the teams respond. And it might make these entitled, spoiled thugs act responsibly for once.
Thoughts?
TG
So what will he do with all of the recent troubles that blemish the face of the product he is responsible for?
- Aaron Hernandez
- Heckert and now Russell in Denver
- Patriots CB arrested for DUI while serving probation for assualting police officer
- the Titus Young saga
- Other players getting arrested for beating up women, carrying weapons in airports, being drunk an disorderly
The NFL looks really bad right now. On NFL Sirius, the percentage of NFL players that have police records from either their time in the NFL or prior is staggering (I think it was 80%).
Goodell can either try to bury all of this and figure we all love football so much we'll forget. Or he can do something about it. I think the NFL teams should be held accountable for the actions of their players. It will definitely make them put a lid on trouble makers or avoid employing them in the first place. It might not seem fair to take away a 4th round future draft pick or cut the salary cap for the off the field conduct of a current player, but it would definitely make the teams respond. And it might make these entitled, spoiled thugs act responsibly for once.
Thoughts?
TG
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