With both Ray Rice and Adrian Peterson stories "surfacing" within weeks of each other the country is enthralled in a moral/economical debate on the role of the NFL and more specifically Roger Goodell.
The Story (brief):
Rice was arrested for punching his fiance in the face and dragging her out of an elevator while she was unconscious. This happened back in March, however the video of the event "supposedly" didn't reach the hands of the NFL until early September. Just weeks later news came out that an arrest warrant was issued for Vikings Running Back Adrian Peterson for allegations of child abuse.
This is Ray Rice. Smiling because he has so much money that he can get away with anything...
And this is Adrian Peterson. Do not be confused by the color of the jersys girls, they are on two different teams.
*Were on two different teams...
So what did the NFL do about it?? Surely they gave these guys the boot, because who would want wife beaters and child abusers as the face of the NFL? Yeah, you'd think so. But the problem is, both of these guys bring in LOTS of money. And the NFL is all about making money. Remember, the NFL cares nothing about right and wrong, or that silly term "morality", No the only M word to the NFL is "Money".
Ray Rice was initially slapped with a 2 game suspension. HOWEVER, when the video came out showing him PUNCH his fiance in the face in an elevator, the NFL decided "wait a minute, this guy is a bad guy, he gets an indefinite suspension.
Controversial point: the Casino reps say they gave the video to the NFL months ago. Which means that Rodger Goodell simply waited to see if it would never come out. if Rice and put butts in seats and make him more money, he will let Rice play.. But when the public became outraged over the video, Goodell said "this is the first we have seen the video, Ray's action are deplorable..." and boom, indefinite suspension. So it looks like as far as the NFL was concerned, its only bad if people know about it.
- "Commissioner, we have reports that you have had the video for months, how do you respond?"
- "..... um, nuh uh."
And as for Adrian Peterson, has the NFL even done anything?? Because as far as I know, the Minnesota Vikings deactivated him for week 2 when the news came out. Smart move, we don't know what this is, so we will play it smart and immediately take him out of the lineup. BUT, then the team reinstated him saying "Adrian is a big part of this team and he will play next week" Bla bla bla...
Only a day later more allegations came out against him and the Vikings placed Peterson on what is called the "Exempt/Commissioner's Permission list" which means he isn't going to play all season, they free up his roster spot, AND he continues to make his 700k per game. That move to me seems like a way to protect their player from being picked up by another team should they have decided to cut him and then this all quietly goes away. But what did the NFL do? What did Rodger Goodell do? Nothing. So far nothing has been done, Goodell should have come up with Petersons punishment, and in my book both he and Rice should be saying bye bye to the NFL with no more pay days.
I am sick of These Athletes and other famous people getting special treatment simply because they are worth a lot of money. If I punched my fiance in the face, she'd press charges and I'd probably end up in Jail for a bit. If I beat my children the way Peterson did (don't any of you try and tell me it was discipline, that was way beyond discipline) I'd lose my kids and go to jail.
Off the top of my head....
Adrian Peterson, Ray Rice, Michael Vick, Ben Rothlisberger, Plaxico Burress, Donte Stallworth, Ray McDonald, Aaron Hernandez, Pacman Jones, and I am absolutely not leaving Ray Lewis off this list.
These are players with allegations and arrests for more serious crimes, I left possession arrests off because then I'd have to list the whole NFL.
The NFL teaches it's players how to channel and use their anger, which is great for the game. But the problem is, they do not teach them how to come down from that anger. How to properly handle those situations. They create these larger than life (literally) beasts who when put up against a wall, can inflict SERIOUS damage on people. And as we are seeing right now, women and children are no safer than you and I.
This was a poorly constructed post, so I will likely take it down. But in the spirit of good fun, here are some gifs of football NOT sucking....
Fin.
The Story (brief):
Rice was arrested for punching his fiance in the face and dragging her out of an elevator while she was unconscious. This happened back in March, however the video of the event "supposedly" didn't reach the hands of the NFL until early September. Just weeks later news came out that an arrest warrant was issued for Vikings Running Back Adrian Peterson for allegations of child abuse.
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This is Ray Rice. Smiling because he has so much money that he can get away with anything...
And this is Adrian Peterson. Do not be confused by the color of the jersys girls, they are on two different teams.
*Were on two different teams...
So what did the NFL do about it?? Surely they gave these guys the boot, because who would want wife beaters and child abusers as the face of the NFL? Yeah, you'd think so. But the problem is, both of these guys bring in LOTS of money. And the NFL is all about making money. Remember, the NFL cares nothing about right and wrong, or that silly term "morality", No the only M word to the NFL is "Money".
Ray Rice was initially slapped with a 2 game suspension. HOWEVER, when the video came out showing him PUNCH his fiance in the face in an elevator, the NFL decided "wait a minute, this guy is a bad guy, he gets an indefinite suspension.
Controversial point: the Casino reps say they gave the video to the NFL months ago. Which means that Rodger Goodell simply waited to see if it would never come out. if Rice and put butts in seats and make him more money, he will let Rice play.. But when the public became outraged over the video, Goodell said "this is the first we have seen the video, Ray's action are deplorable..." and boom, indefinite suspension. So it looks like as far as the NFL was concerned, its only bad if people know about it.
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- "..... um, nuh uh."
And as for Adrian Peterson, has the NFL even done anything?? Because as far as I know, the Minnesota Vikings deactivated him for week 2 when the news came out. Smart move, we don't know what this is, so we will play it smart and immediately take him out of the lineup. BUT, then the team reinstated him saying "Adrian is a big part of this team and he will play next week" Bla bla bla...
Only a day later more allegations came out against him and the Vikings placed Peterson on what is called the "Exempt/Commissioner's Permission list" which means he isn't going to play all season, they free up his roster spot, AND he continues to make his 700k per game. That move to me seems like a way to protect their player from being picked up by another team should they have decided to cut him and then this all quietly goes away. But what did the NFL do? What did Rodger Goodell do? Nothing. So far nothing has been done, Goodell should have come up with Petersons punishment, and in my book both he and Rice should be saying bye bye to the NFL with no more pay days.
I am sick of These Athletes and other famous people getting special treatment simply because they are worth a lot of money. If I punched my fiance in the face, she'd press charges and I'd probably end up in Jail for a bit. If I beat my children the way Peterson did (don't any of you try and tell me it was discipline, that was way beyond discipline) I'd lose my kids and go to jail.
Off the top of my head....
Adrian Peterson, Ray Rice, Michael Vick, Ben Rothlisberger, Plaxico Burress, Donte Stallworth, Ray McDonald, Aaron Hernandez, Pacman Jones, and I am absolutely not leaving Ray Lewis off this list.
These are players with allegations and arrests for more serious crimes, I left possession arrests off because then I'd have to list the whole NFL.
The NFL teaches it's players how to channel and use their anger, which is great for the game. But the problem is, they do not teach them how to come down from that anger. How to properly handle those situations. They create these larger than life (literally) beasts who when put up against a wall, can inflict SERIOUS damage on people. And as we are seeing right now, women and children are no safer than you and I.
This was a poorly constructed post, so I will likely take it down. But in the spirit of good fun, here are some gifs of football NOT sucking....
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| Nobody high 5's Tom Brady. Nobody. |
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| Ok, the first guy gets owned... but how does the second guy just dive behind Johnson?? |
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| OK, not the NFL, but a play that would be hysterical to watch Brady try. |
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| "Backflip time!! AWE YEAH! uh oh" |
Fin.
