Roger Goodell......

PatsFan1283 · Nov 18, 2014

Just dropped the BAN hammer on AP. Wow....

PatsFanatic · Nov 18, 2014

He screwed up on the Ray Rice situation and didn't want to be 0-2 on the major scandals in the NFL this season.

Acebb · Nov 18, 2014

Yep, done for the year without pay.

AP should sue. I'm not clear what authority America's worst sports commissioner has to do this. D Smith should resign in disgrace for handing over so much power. He rolled over like a little puppy with a belly full of milk during the last CBA...

NickPappagiorgio · Nov 18, 2014

But he still came out 0-2. No way should Peterson be done for the year. I have a feeling the NFLPA will have something to say about this.

mrwho · Nov 18, 2014

i wonder how much of the viking's losing season have to do with this. why would the minny owner want ap back and pay him when the team's done for the year anyways.

NickPappagiorgio · Nov 18, 2014

mrwho said:
i wonder how much of the viking's losing season have to do with this. why would the minny owner want ap back and pay him when the team's done for the year anyways.

AP has been getting paid during this entire process

PatsFanatic · Nov 18, 2014

NickPappagiorgio said:
But he still came out 0-2. No way should Peterson be done for the year. I have a feeling the NFLPA will have something to say about this.

Why should AP be allowed to play?

PatsFan1283 · Nov 18, 2014

I think he should be allowed to play. He did 10 games for something that he pled down to a misdemeanor to and he has never been in trouble before.

I think the NFLPA giving the NFL the finger over the hearing really pissed the league off and then also after the Rice fiasco they just want any AP controversy to go away.

NickPappagiorgio · Nov 18, 2014

Why shouldnt he be allowed to play? He has already been judged by the judicial system, getting penalized twice has never made any sense. The punishment must fit the crime, and losing an entire season seems excessive.

doubledeuce22 · Nov 18, 2014

Not defending Peterson at all.. But if this was last year he'd already be back playing.. This is a little excessive.

NickPappagiorgio · Nov 18, 2014

I dont think anyone here is defending Peterson, but these rulings by the commissioners office seem like hes shooting from the hip and doesnt think things through

PatsFan1283 · Nov 18, 2014

While I think he should play....

There are always external factors with these things, cause and effect. Obviously after the Rice situation, the next dude to get jammed up was gonna feel the wrath.

KingofNicotine · Nov 18, 2014

Roger Goodell should ban himself for being a phony ****.

PatsFanatic · Nov 18, 2014

NickPappagiorgio said:
Why shouldnt he be allowed to play? He has already been judged by the judicial system, getting penalized twice has never made any sense. The punishment must fit the crime, and losing an entire season seems excessive.

For one he beat his kid.

Two, he isn't getting penalized twice. He pled down and got off on the child abuse felony charges. No penalty. He can't do his job for the rest of the season is the only penalty he has received thus far.

I understand people thinks its excessive but I don't. I look at child abuse differently than some.

KingofNicotine · Nov 18, 2014

Why isn't the NFL banning Ray Lewis from any type of NFL association? When he does that I will know Roger Goodell is serious about cleaning up the NFL. Also ban any felons for life.

This is all a publicity for the NFL to show they're good guys. The NFL knows what kind of animals play for the league.

NickPappagiorgio · Nov 18, 2014

What exactly did Ray Lewis do that he should be banned?

REDEYE · Nov 18, 2014

PatsFan1283 said:
I think he should be allowed to play. He did 10 games for something that he pled down to a misdemeanor to and he has never been in trouble before.

I think the NFLPA giving the NFL the finger over the hearing really pissed the league off and then also after the Rice fiasco they just want any AP controversy to go away.

+1

REDEYE · Nov 18, 2014

I thought the beating of this child was real bad.....but, it was plead down to a misdemeanor... end of story... way to big of a penalty here...

MikeB · Nov 18, 2014

PatsFanatic said:
For one he beat his kid.

Two, he isn't getting penalized twice. He pled down and got off on the child abuse felony charges. No penalty. He can't do his job for the rest of the season is the only penalty he has received thus far.

I understand people thinks its excessive but I don't. I look at child abuse differently than some.

^^this^^

Maybe he will learn his lesson and his child won't be beat again

CoachCB · Nov 18, 2014

PatsFan1283 said:
I think he should be allowed to play. He did 10 games for something that he pled down to a misdemeanor to and he has never been in trouble before.

I think the NFLPA giving the NFL the finger over the hearing really pissed the league off and then also after the Rice fiasco they just want any AP controversy to go away.

Agree. The "child abuse" charges were blown out of proportion (IMO). Sure, he spanked his kid....but that's not "child abuse". The pussification of America is in full swing. The embarrassment of the whole situation is more punishment than he deserved. He should be back on the field.

Agree w/ mrwho about the owner not wanting to pay him now that the season is in the tank. Even though he has been getting paid through all of this, w/ the NFL punishment he'll have to pay the money back.

My problem w/ this suspension is that RBs have a short shelf life in the NFL. AP is close to that shelf life, although he does seem like a durable back who has several more years. But even if he were to play 12 years, losing an entire year to a suspension is nearly 10% of his entire NFL career.