It's a process they made up on the fly and can differ from and do however they'd like. They can also draw whatever conclusion they see fit, even if the investigation doesn't warrant it. We can keep fucking this chicken all year long, but the players have to wrestle absolute power from Goodell.
We did this all summer long, but the entire process wouldn't be called a scam if they had an actual system. [Reply]
Did you actually read that? Because yes there is a written policy but it basically says the commissioner can suspend with pay if he suspects the player committed a violent crime. Per the above link:
Originally Posted by :
Leave with Pay – A player may be placed on paid administrative leave pursuant to the
Commissioner Exempt List under either of the following circumstances:
Originally Posted by :
Second, when an investigation leads the Commissioner to believe that a player may have violated this
Policy by committing any of the conduct identified above, he may act where the circumstances and evidence warrant doing so. This decision will not reflect a finding of guilt or innocence and will not be
guided by the same legal standards and considerations that would apply in a criminal trial
And finally:
Originally Posted by :
In cases in which a violation relating to a crime of violence is suspected but further investigation is
required, the Commissioner may determine to place a player on the Commissioner Exempt List on a
limited and temporary basis to permit the league to conduct an investigation. Based on the results of this
investigation, the player may be returned to duty, be placed on the Commissioner Exempt List for a longer
period, or be subject to discipline.
They are fully within their right to suspend Brown with pay at any point. [Reply]
Originally Posted by ScareCrowe:
Did you actually read that? Because yes there is a written policy but it basically says the commissioner can suspend with pay if he suspects the player committed a violent crime. Per the above link:
It in fact does NOT say that anywhere. It says if an investigation determines a player committed a violation.
That in no way equals "The commissioner suspects".
There is a very real reason the NFL uses 3rd party investigators. For example the NFL used 3 seperate 3rd party investigators in the Zeke case.
Originally Posted by Marcellus:
It in fact does NOT say that anywhere. It says if an investigation determines a player committed a violation.
That in no way equals "The commissioner suspects".
There is a very real reason the NFL uses 3rd party investigators. For example the NFL used 3 seperate 3rd party investigators in the Zeke case.
You guys are simply wrong.
It doesn't say "when an investigation determines that a player committed a violation" Per the link you quoted:
Originally Posted by :
when an investigation leads the Commissioner to believe that a player may have violated this policy by committing any of the conduct identified above, he may act where the circumstances and evidence warrant doing so.
Notice the use of "leads the commissioner to believe" a player may have committed a violation.
But even ignoring that the league can suspend anyone suspected of a violent crime (I'm pretty sure rape qualifies) while they investigate.
Again the league is, per the document you provided, completely within their right to suspend Brown with pay. [Reply]
New tonight: Antonio Brown sent our source from Monday’s story menacing group text messages, including a picture of her children with instructions for his associates to investigate her.
Originally Posted by Hog's Gone Fishin:
He should be put on the exempt list at least until he learns the English language.
His text messages are in fact a violent offense against the English language so that actually makes sense. No investigation required there either, it's plain to see. [Reply]