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Roger Goodell Digging His Own Grave in Ray Rice Saga
Things are moving fast in the Ray Rice scandal, and from the direction of things it seems to be getting worse mostly for the NFL and the man in charge of it, Roger Goodell, who with every decision, twist and turn in this saga gets himself closer to losing all credibility and finding himself out of a job.
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Ray Rice Scandal – Roger Goodell is About Money, Not Doing the Right Thing
If anyone thought that the calls from the media, mainstream or social, will somehow make Roger Goodell even consider stepping down as commissioner of the NFL, you’ve been living on another galaxy. So he, the league and the Baltimore Ravens made a mess of domestic abuse. The money keeps flowing, and that’s all the NFL owners care about.
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30 Best Memes of Ray Rice Getting Cut by the Baltimore Ravens & the NFL
The Ray Rice saga had another twist, maybe the final one, as the video from the elevator in which he hit his then-fiancee and knocked her out cold surfaced, resulting in plenty of memes making fun of the situation, which includes the Baltimore Ravens cutting him from the team, and the NFL suspending him indefinitely from the league.
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Ray Rice Scandal – Feels Like a Cover Up
Once the initial shock of seeing Ray Rice punch his wife in the face passes, thoughts and accusations turn to the NFL, Roger Goodell and the Baltimore Ravens for the way they handled the situation, as their decision to cut him loose doesn’t repair the damage already done, or hide the hints suggesting there was a major cover up in this incident.
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The Video of Ray Rice Punching His Fiancee Cost Him His Job
Baltimore Ravens fans gave Ray Rice a standing ovation in preseason. The same man who hits, more than once, his fiancee, Janay Palmer, and got away with it. He got a two-game suspension from the NFL, and not much else. For some reason, he isn’t in jail.
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The NFL Wants Wife Beating Players, Not Drug Users
The NFL and its judicial system (whatever Roger Goodell decides) isn’t the hall of justice that determines what’s right and wrong in this world. However, being the number one sport in the United States, it is setting a very dangerous trend with its rough punishment against drug users compared to the lenient approach they used when Ray Rice beat up his fiancee.
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Soccer Bigger Than the NFL for Just One Day
No, soccer isn’t bigger than the NFL and probably will never be, not in the United States. But the World Cup opening win over Ghana set quite a few records in terms of viewership and ratings, including getting a higher viewing share in New York City compared to last season’s average for both the New York Giants and the New York Jets.
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Vince Young – Now Officially Retired
It’s been almost three years since the last time Vince Young played in an NFL game. However, it’s taken him this long to realize that his dream of starring as a quarterback for years is over, announcing his official retirement from the league and taking a job with his alma mater, the University of Texas.
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Johnny Manziel – Another Quarterback Drafted by MLB
There isn’t a shortage of NFL quarterbacks who get drafted to play Major League Baseball, although the dual sport thing isn’t as popular as it used to be. Johnny Manziel, soon to be in his rookie season with the Cleveland Browns, is the next in that line of players, getting to be the 837th player taken in the June draft, going to the San Diego Padres.
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What are the Chances of Making it to the NFL?
A lot of young athletes believe that sports may be their way to escape poverty and provide a better life for them and their family. The numbers showing us how many of them actually make it into the NFL through the process of high school, college football and eventually the pros, shows once again just how important education is before anything else.