KingRevolver Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 New 'Ray Rice' rule... ESPN: http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/photo/2014/0529/nfl_g_roger-goddell_mb_65x90.jpg Key Points to NFL Initiative Information from Roger Goodell's letter to owners and ESPN sources on stepped-up punishment for abuse under NFL's personal conduct policy: • Policy applies to all incidents involving physical force, not just domestic violence • Six-game suspension for first offense (could be longer under certain circumstances) • Lifetime ban for second offense (can apply for reinstatement after one year) • Policy applies to all NFL personnel, not just players • Policy is not retroactive; everyone starts with clean slate • Those identified as "at risk" for committing offenses offered counseling; refusal could affect future discipline • Confidential counseling offered to all personnel and families Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickadee Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 How about good old pill popping jim Irsay Roger Godell? No action on that front i take it :smiley-laughing001: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingRevolver Posted August 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 Ol' Rog doesn't want to rile up the owners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingRevolver Posted August 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 It now looks like Aldon Smith got the brunt of the recent Ray Rice fiasco. The NFL gave him a nine-game suspension. They're going to be really tough from now on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tripp Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 Difference between Aldon Smith and Ray Rice though is Aldon is on like his fifth strike. Guy is a dummy I thought Rice would get more (not a full season like some were saying but like 4-6 games) and I appreciate Goodell being able to look back and admit maybe he didn't make the right call. I also like the idea of clearly defining the punishment moving forward for similar actions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milwaukee mike Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 threats of blackmail will now be stepped up "give me $50,000 or i'll tell the nfl you hit me and you'll be suspended for 6 games" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 threats of blackmail will now be stepped up "give me $50,000 or i'll tell the nfl you hit me and you'll be suspended for 6 games" That would be cheap! It would be the best possible thing that could ever happen to these guys. Set up a sting - pay them - and get rid of them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deal With It Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 Just think about this.... What if a white player did what Ray Rice did and received a slap on the hand...which is basically what happened. Then the Aldon Smith 9 game suspension unfolded. Would it be renamed the ...National Ferguson League ?? :smiley-signs102: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeman Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 It's just more political correctness, what's the world coming to if a black man can't beat up his wife/girlfriend if she has it coming? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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