Ray Rice Gets A New Job

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(01-27-2016, 11:09 AM)JS-Steelerfan Wrote: The bowl is sponsored by the NFLPA.  Regardless of whether you think it's right or wrong for him to coach, I don't think it's terribly shocking that a players' organization would be willing to give a second chance to one of its own.  I doubt he had to beg.  

So players don't mind that another player is making them look bad?  They don't mind that a lot of people, justified or not, see things like what Ray Rice did and just categorize the entire NFL?

(01-27-2016, 11:09 AM)JS-Steelerfan Wrote: Also, why would the NFL solicit the NFLPA to give Rice a chance?  The league is primarily ruled by the owners.  Why would they want to do a favor for a guy they've already decided (so far at least) that they don't want to sign?  That makes no sense. 

Owners may have a say, but there's a lot of people higher up that run the show, also, like Roger Goodell.  

Another possibility is maybe the owners are just trying to get Ray Rice back in a productive role because they'd like to sign him and they know that they'd face less scrutiny and less criticism if he's eased back into things/

(01-27-2016, 11:09 AM)JS-Steelerfan Wrote: Lastly, I get that your last sentence was probably there to 'keep it smack', but I think it's funny how fans of a particular team somehow think that they have the moral high ground in stories about problem players from other teams.  Player conduct is a league problem. It is not restricted to a particular team.  But fans like to ridicule their rivals when they have issues, totally ignoring 1) the issues on their own team and (more importantly) 2) the fact that by supporting any team at all, they are supporting the larger league structure that creates an environment where criminals are given a slap on the wrist because they can help win games.  If people have a problem with the fact that Lewis or any of a number of others have been able to continue to play, they should be mad at the league, not just the teams they play for.  

How many teams employee women beaters and don't even so much as fine him until there's public backlash and how many teams employee murderers and allow them to become the face of their franchise?