Roger Goodell

appropriate action in these cases, representing the fact that the organization does not consider domestic violence to be a crime that should be acknowledged. While the evidence supports the fact that the NFL does not care about domestic violence, Roger Goodell seems to…

The NFL collective bargaining agreement is govern by the NFL Commissioner. This position is often referred to as the judge, jury and executioner over the league. Starting with the NFL's third Commissioner, Pete Rozelle, was given significant authority, due to his tremendous success in bringing financial prosperity to the league. According to the NFL Personal Conduct Policy (2013), the commissioner could also punish a player for conduct that he considered "detrimental to the integrity of, or…

touchdown, the game is over. If they score a field goal, the two teams keep going until a touchdown is scored or a turnover is forced by the winning team. If neither team scores in their first possession, the game is ruled a draw in the regular season (Goodell 16.1). In the NCAA, there are no draws, there are continuous overtime possessions by each team until the losing team fails to score (Redding 3.1). In her article titled “The 7 Major Differences Between NFL and College Football,” Jen…

suspended. However Roger Goodell had the case reopened by a new judge from here Bray’s suspension was upheld and he missed four games this season. It especially looks bad with the fact that people pay good money just to go see in Tom Brady play and it was…

Will the absurdity that is Deflate gate ever end? Not for a while, it appears. In the latest turn of events, U.S. District Judge Richard M. Berman on Thursday overturned the league's four-game suspension of star New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, which the league imposed on Mr. Brady for his alleged involvement in a scheme to slightly deflate the footballs in the first half of last season's AFC Championship Game against the Indianapolis Colts. After eight months, millions of dollars and…

Dear Roger Goodell and the NFL Players association, How are you going to turn football into a safer sport in the eyes of the players and the eyes of the public? There has been a lot of criticism on the NFL stand with concussions, and it is well deserved. In 2015, there were 199 players that were concussed and had to take participate in the concussion protocol. The number was a huge increase from 2014, where there was 123 players that had a concussion during the 2014 NFL season. I’m writing…

back on previous policies only to save “the face” of the NFL, while dragging its feet because of a combination of punishment and guilt. Despite it being a time of disarrangement and indiscipline, Goodell did make one ruling that no one would argue against. According to Jim Souhan of the Star Tribune, Goodell felt “Peterson showed no real remorse. He did not promise to change his behavior {…}and chose to side with the NFLPA and his legal team in challenging Goodell’s power”(Souhan).…

President Donald Trump believes the National Football League (NFL) is “disrespecting our great country” by refusing to stand for the National Anthem and wants to force players to stand. Even though Roger Goodell, the Commissioner of the NFL, believes the players should stand, he will not force his beliefs on the players. President Trump’s argument is invalid because it is an appeal to the respect Americans have for our military authority. This example of appeal to authority has many risks,…

the N.F.L. commissioner Roger Goodell says, “The sport was safer than ever because of awareness about injuries.”(Belson 2). They know about the concerns of the players and they are doing whatever they can to keep them safe. Mitten, the school board president of Maplewood Richmond Heights High school in St. louis, states, “I Was very concerned about the number of injuries i saw our student-athletes were suffering.”(Belson 3). We all…

Almost immediately the Raven’s terminated the rest of his contract and Goodell suspended him indefinitely. Following with the theme of avoidance, the NFL had stated that they had never been given or seen the full video before it had been released to the public by TMZ. However, within only hours of the statement, an unnamed…