The NFL has recently suspended 3 players, none of whom has been convicted of a legitimate crime. Chris Henry and Pacman Jones have just been arrested numerous times on charges, which have not resulted in convictions. Tank Johnson was arrested for the victimless "crime" of carrying a gun to protect himself without a piece of government paper. Is the NFL ruining itself by suspending these players who have done nothing wrong?
2007-06-15 13:23:00 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Football (American)
absolutely not. the nfl is taking steps to prevent its players from getting arrested and hurting the image of a league that is far and away the most popular in America.
my problem with this is that the league only carries a 4 game suspension for violating the steroids policy. for example, shawne merriman got caught cheating last year and served a 4 game suspension. then he goes back to playing and is marketed as the league's next great defensive player. he did something directly in violation of league rules and was only suspended 4 games. the penalty for steroid use should be an automatic yearlong suspension, then these other suspensions would be justified.
2007-06-15 13:35:22 · answer #1 · answered by Mr. T 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
First of all Chris Henry has already pleaded no contest to more than one charge, and therefore has been convicted.
Plus that little "victimless" bit is full of it. There is no such thing as a victimless crime. He broke a law that requires that "piece of government paper" as you so loosely labeled it. Permits are required for a reason, and even football players have to abide by those laws.
So to answer your question I need a much larger font to type NO with. They are trying to curb the recent spread of lawlessness that seems to be going rampant in the NFL. Numerous teams have had numerous players arrested for one offense or another. Time to snip this problem in the bud before it gets too big to handle.
2007-06-15 15:09:51 · answer #2 · answered by emyers1981 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I see what you are getting at. On one hand I am glad somebody is doing something, but on the other hand I think this is still America and you are inocent until proven guilty. Maybe a suspesion should be saved for those who are convicted...but in the NFL they all seem to get off legally. The problem is they fine these guys 100,000 $ and think that matters, it is a drop in thier bucket. Maybe if the fines were stiffer they would think again. I am not saying these guys are innocent, but I do believe people wait around watching to see them foul up. One thing is they are big men with tempers and look what they do for a living basically beat up on other men...and God knows what they take. It is hard for them to settle when the game does.
2007-06-16 10:20:27 · answer #3 · answered by steelgal 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Nfl is just trying to protect its image. If Tank Johnson was arrested for doing nothing why did he does he have to go to jail for 120 days? And Chris Henry's been arrested four times already. What a bunch of great role models. If you have a daughter they want to go out with her.
2007-06-21 10:42:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes if your one of Pacman´s strippers I mean they need money too you know and if he´s expelled then they're screwed. But besides that absolutely not, these guys gotta be taught lessons and trust me when I say that money inst a big concern for them in terms of the fines set by the NFL so suspensions are the only way to go so that they realize that they're also punishing their teams
2007-06-20 18:42:36 · answer #5 · answered by Andreas 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The league has survived so long without these suspensions and now all of the sudden somebody wants to enforce these rules. I think that the league should leave the off the field issues to the police and focus on other things that can be fixed within the league itself.
2007-06-15 16:27:50 · answer #6 · answered by Perry P 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No...the NFL is making themselves more reputable by disciplining trouble makers. PAINTERGAL.....Innocent until proven guilty "IN A COURT OF LAW"....the NFL is not a court of law and has the right to discipline any of their employees. $100,000 is not a drop in the bucket for an NFL player. Maybe you should take a look at the average NFL salary and get back to me about the drop in the bucket thing.
2007-06-22 03:15:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer is 100% NO! Long time fans of the game, along with new ones, players, coaches and yes even owners have wanted more disapline for a long time, the problem was no one had the balls to do it, now thanks to the new commish the "bad guy" is the commish himself and guess what he does not care. And with the fact that the NFLPA is onboard with him and that he has a special board made up of current players along with others, first time ever something like that has happened, says that everyone was waiting for someone to step up and not only say enough is enough, but to do something about it. Not to mention players have a "good conduct" clause in contracts that they now have to honor. In fact I believe the conduct and drug rules should get even harder. Football is the #1 sport and this needs to be done to keep it that wan
2007-06-15 13:42:53 · answer #8 · answered by booya1971 1 · 2⤊ 2⤋
No way! I love the new commissioner’s approach to dealing with these guys that continuously get into trouble with the law. That is what is embarrassing to the league and it’s the trouble makers that are ruining the sport.
However, I would like to see some counseling going with these suspensions. There’s a reason why these grown men who are sudden millionaires are acting the way they’re acting.
2007-06-15 14:08:04 · answer #9 · answered by None Profound 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
absolutely not at all. roger goodall is taking a stand against players who have constant run ins with the law and he should. the nfl is the best sprots league in history and it needs to protect its image. you dont want fans turned away because the athletes continue to screw up and get arrested. whether athletes like it or not and whether they even should be they r role models for young people and need to keep their nose clean
2007-06-16 06:02:40 · answer #10 · answered by jello80 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋