Post by Banana Cat on Jan 4, 2011 0:43:26 GMT -5
This is ridiculous to me. Goodell has been trying to come down on player behavior since he became commish and he totally let this slide. The ruling should've been made months earlier, instead they delayed and delayed...talk about a double standard. Not many people or organizations have much credibility with me to begin with and this is a great example on why the NFL doesn't deserve any. He should've been suspended and his streak should've ended that way.
Sexual harassment rules are very lax in the NFL, but after this scandal the NFL should definitely make changes. I've never agreed with women in the locker room either or the press at all for that matter. If all players are to be available to the press, then you do it in a press room or an effing lobby for that matter. Locker rooms are for players to change before and after a game. Get rid of the press and everyone else in there. The military is just as bad, but the culture has changed over the years due to the hammering of sexual harassment rules down everyone's throats (which is what is needed to get through to people). If the NFL doesn't institute training, then more suits against teams will be sure to occur, like Sterger suing the Jets now.
Sexual harassment rules are very lax in the NFL, but after this scandal the NFL should definitely make changes. I've never agreed with women in the locker room either or the press at all for that matter. If all players are to be available to the press, then you do it in a press room or an effing lobby for that matter. Locker rooms are for players to change before and after a game. Get rid of the press and everyone else in there. The military is just as bad, but the culture has changed over the years due to the hammering of sexual harassment rules down everyone's throats (which is what is needed to get through to people). If the NFL doesn't institute training, then more suits against teams will be sure to occur, like Sterger suing the Jets now.
NFL’s ruling on the Brett Favre Scandal
Zane Burnard Breaking News
January 3rd, 2011
Brett Favre, quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings, has been fined $US 50,000 by the NFL Commissioner for failure to cooperate during their investigation into his alleged sexual harassment of sideline reporter.
The alleged harrassment took place in 2008, while Favre was the quarterback for the New York Jets. Sterger was a sideline reporter employed by the Jets. Sterger claims to have received unwanted lewd text messages, including pictures. She also received multiple suggestive voice mails from Brett Favre during his time with the Jets. These allegations became public knowledge after Sterger spoke with a reporter from the sports blog, deadspin.com. While Sterger was at first reluctant to release the photos and messages, they were eventually released, leading to the eventual NFL investigation. At the conclusion of the investigation, Commissioner Roger Goodell announced that the NFL could not establish a clear violation of league policy, and so Favre’s fine is not in response to the charges, but rather a result of his “lack of candor” which prolonged the investigation unnecessarily.
Favre has avoided addressing the scandal directly in most press conferences, preferring to instead focus on football and his current team, the Minnesota Vikings. The fine is considered a slap on the wrist for Favre, as it represents an extremely small percentage of his annual salary. Several football players have received similar or higher fines this year as a result of the new helmet to helmet hit rulings.
It remains to be seen whether the National Football League will establish additional player conduct guidelines in light of this current scandal.
Zane Burnard Breaking News
January 3rd, 2011
Brett Favre, quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings, has been fined $US 50,000 by the NFL Commissioner for failure to cooperate during their investigation into his alleged sexual harassment of sideline reporter.
The alleged harrassment took place in 2008, while Favre was the quarterback for the New York Jets. Sterger was a sideline reporter employed by the Jets. Sterger claims to have received unwanted lewd text messages, including pictures. She also received multiple suggestive voice mails from Brett Favre during his time with the Jets. These allegations became public knowledge after Sterger spoke with a reporter from the sports blog, deadspin.com. While Sterger was at first reluctant to release the photos and messages, they were eventually released, leading to the eventual NFL investigation. At the conclusion of the investigation, Commissioner Roger Goodell announced that the NFL could not establish a clear violation of league policy, and so Favre’s fine is not in response to the charges, but rather a result of his “lack of candor” which prolonged the investigation unnecessarily.
Favre has avoided addressing the scandal directly in most press conferences, preferring to instead focus on football and his current team, the Minnesota Vikings. The fine is considered a slap on the wrist for Favre, as it represents an extremely small percentage of his annual salary. Several football players have received similar or higher fines this year as a result of the new helmet to helmet hit rulings.
It remains to be seen whether the National Football League will establish additional player conduct guidelines in light of this current scandal.