NFL suspends Jones and Henry

[Phlegm]

Pacman Jones of Tennessee suspended for next season and Chris Henry of Cincinnati suspended 8 games for numerous violations of the NFL's personal conduct policy.


http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2832015

[Reynaldo]

Good move.

[Xaiveir]

Finally someone steps up and suspends these guys. Hopefully this will deter other players from being idiots in public.

[Lyion]

It'll be appealed unfortunately as excessive and not within the CBA.

Both of these turds need a big wake up call.

[Xaiveir]

It'll be appealed unfortunately as excessive and not within the CBA.

Both of these turds need a big wake up call.

Actually Goodell set forth a new punishment plan, with the support of the players union. My guess is these suspensions will be upheld in full.

[Lyion]

"New Punishment Plan"

Ex Post Facto rules are in play here, which are always tricky and there is no doubt these will be appealed.

[Arlos]

Actually, these suspensions were handed down with the full cooperation of the Player's Union. Goodell had numerous meetings with Upshaw before handing them down. Remember, MUCH of the push for stronger penalties is actually coming from the player's union itself, NOT from the owners. According to one of the taglines on ESPN, some of the player reps to the union were actually pushing for a lifetime ban for at least Jones.

So, I would actually be shocked if either suspension were overturned, as if either player goes to the union and asks for their help in appealing, the union will tell them to go take a long walk of a short pier.

-Arlos

[Lionking]

Can we institute this for GM fuckups too, please? By all that is Ho-Lee, what will it take!?!?!?!?!