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NFL suspends Jones and Henry
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 11:28 am
by 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
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 12:13 pm
by Reynaldo
Good move.
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 1:49 pm
by Xaiveir
Finally someone steps up and suspends these guys. Hopefully this will deter other players from being idiots in public.
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 2:17 pm
by Lyion
It'll be appealed unfortunately as excessive and not within the CBA.
Both of these turds need a big wake up call.
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 2:46 pm
by Xaiveir
lyion wrote: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.
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 2:57 pm
by 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.
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 3:20 pm
by 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
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 6:40 pm
by Lionking
Can we institute this for GM fuckups too, please? By all that is Ho-Lee, what will it take!?!?!?!?!