This is crazy if this is legit he should be suspended indefinitely. If not then Goodall has no authority to suspend anybody for anything else ever again.
He needs to out for at least a year
And if Goodell had seen this video before handing out the suspension he should be fired
I doubt that he can after already handing out punishment. I suspect DeMaurice Smith would have him and the NFL in court in record time. The NFL got it wrong and probably has to live with it.
Steve
Why aren't the local police putting this assclown in the slammer?
and wow... there's no way Goodell didn't see this. 2 game suspension? wow. that video is even uglier then I could have imagined.
is this ugly enough to make Goodell step down? I mean, his response and suspension is UNBELIEVABLY UGLY in the wake of this video.
and wow... there's no way Goodell didn't see this.
The NFL tells TMZ Sports ... league officials did NOT see the new Ray Rice elevator footage posted on TMZ Sports before it meted out a 2 game suspension.
A league spokesperson tells us ... "We requested from law enforcement any and all information about the incident, including the video from inside the elevator. That video was not made available to us and no one in our office has seen it until today."
Maybe but might depend on if the Commish saw this before he handed out the punishment. If not then he maybe able to hand out more of a punishment. I do think the Players Union would be up in arms about it but public sentiment would probably be against them on this.
I believe the league didn't see it. They are all about public perception and there's no way they see this and don't think it will be leaked at some point.The NFL claims that nobody saw this video:
http://www.tmz.com/2014/09/08/nfl-we-never-saw-ray-rice-elevator-video-until-today/#ixzz3Cjv1DTcU
Of course, they would say that. But if law enforcement had that video, it seems unlikely that Rice got off with just probation and anger management counseling.
I wonder whether his fiance even knew what really happened before today?!
...dbs
This is crazy if this is legit he should be suspended indefinitely. If not then Goodall has no authority to suspend anybody for anything else ever again.
You can't hit a bong, but you can hit a girl.
NFL rules.