Deflategate Decision Making Case Analysis

Tom Brady wants to take the NFL to federal court, to appeal his charges of four-regular season game suspension and fined the Patriots with a $1 million fine. I believe that the NFL should negotiate Tom Brady’s charges, before he takes it to the federal courts. There is no direct evidence that could prove Brady’s involvement with the football deflation at the AFC Championship game, even though Brady’s appeal hearing sounded inadequate. He could beat the federal case because there is no proof of his involvement. Brady doesn’t have much more to lose if the suspension is upheld, then the NFL does. Ted Wells stated that his team (NFL) has already been billed $5.5 million, with an additional $600,000 for hiring other experts. By negotiating a deal

This case opened up more suspicion and also caused an effect on people regarding the hidden information that the NFl

Rice is certainly not the only player to involve himself in a violent crime. Adrian Peterson physically abused his son, and Greg Hardy physically assaulted a woman after a night of drinking; threatening to kill her. Peterson received a restructured contract with the Minnesota Vikings that includes millions in new guaranteed money, and Hardy signed with the Dallas Cowboys even before his suspension was reduced two weeks ago

When it comes to sports, a competitive mindset is key. In American football, it’s hard not to win without communication and teamwork. In the NFL playoffs of 2015, the New England Patriots beat the Indianapolis Colts 45-7 for the AFC Championship. In a game that originally portrayed the Patriots as an offensive force to be reckoned with, ended out to be a game that goes down in history. After further investigation, the NFL found 11 of the Patriots' 12 footballs in the game to be underinflated by about 2 pounds below the NFL’s requirement. Now whether the allegations are determined to be true or not, it does raise some speculation about the truth of the AFC

Deflategate was not even relevant until the day after the AFC championship game. Monday morning was when the NFL released its statement of deflategate stating that 11 of the 12 balls used by the new england patriots were underinflated by 2 psi. This is in the first statement and there are already lies for the balls were remeasured and it was found that only one

After pleading guilty to verbal harassment, Smith attended group therapy and paid the NFL a $25,000 fine (Schrotenboer, Monteagudo). In the 2013 NFL off-season alone, there were at least thirty-seven arrests or criminal charges filed against NFL players including ten incidents of drunk driving. According to Denver Broncos cornerback Quentin Jammer, “"I don't think anything has changed (with players). I guess guys are going to do what they're going to do regardless.” (Schrotenboer “NFL Arrests Persist After Turbulent Offseason”). The staggering number of incidents in the past 13 years is further proof something needs to be done to prevent criminal activity among NFL players.

The spectator of this sport has an obligation to the players of the sport, to make sure that the organization is protecting and looking out for them. Yet not only should the viewer be held accountable for the lack of communication in consequences between the player and the pro scene, but the organization of the NFL needs to make sure that their players have a full understanding of what is going on and how they need to protect the players. The current situation that is understood, contents contain implied knowledge that all parties of this table are in uniform knowledge and agreement to what comes of playing football. Finally, this should also happen at the youth level when kids are just getting into the sport, as it would better inform the parents and the kid if they understood the full

The incident with Ray Rice and Janay Palmer was the most talk about news in sports history. Ray Rice was charged with aggravated assault against his then fiancé for punching her in the face in an elevator at an Atlantic City casino. Rice was saw punching his now wife, Janay Rice, in the face, spitting on her then dragging her limp body out of an elevator, which was all seen on tape where the charges were later dismissed. Rice married Palmer six weeks after the incident on March 28, 2014. For the incident, Rice was suspended for the first two games

Roger Goodell didn’t respond the way Brown wanted him too. So now Brown took this situation to new measures and continues this attempt on to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The FCC revised the policy, Brown urged them to revise it, he says; “even though the NFL is the world’s most profitable sports league, every year it imposes

The players and teams receive too much leeway when they are involved with crimes or misconducts. They have a “distorted view of themselves” (White) which induces them to “overvalue their abilities and are proud and condescending when relating to others” (White). The league is responsible for investigating and taking action against the players and teams that do not follow the NFL Personal Conduct Policy which the league describes as avoiding “conduct detrimental to the integrity of and public confidence in the National Football League” (ESPN). This is required to be accepted by all workers in the NFL: players, general managers, coaches, owners, sideline/team employees, and even game officials. Roger Goodell, because of his title and job description, is delegated to be the “the judge and the jury in individual cases” (Pease). This responsibility he has is not a wise way of handling cases because there needs to be some sort of committee involved in order to give a thorough, well balanced, opinion and

Teitel exclaims that “When we talk about football as an innately violent sport, we extend the same crutch to truly violent men like Ray Rice, who have nobody to blame for their horrendous, evil behavior but themselves” (40). A video surfaced of the former NFLer attacking his fiancée, now wife, Janay Rice (Teitel 40). The video had been released by TMZ and became international news overnight (Teitel 40). Rice was suspended indefinitely and torn apart by people all over the world (Teitel 40.) The same had happened when Minnesota Viking star, Adrian Peterson, had been indicted on child abuse charges when visible whips were seen on his son (Teitel 40). The writer, Margaret Wente, writes that football players are supposed to practice acts of

In today’s NFL, injuries, particularly head injuries, have become a common occurrence regardless of the amount of preventative training that the athletes invest in. These reoccurring head injuries have led to the deaths of former players and yet, instead of their families accepting that it was the player’s decision to continue playing, they somehow choose to blame the NFL as if the NFL committee were the ones creating the injuries to happen or forcing them to play through it. The NFL isn’t to blame for concussions sustained while playing the game because the coaches, medical staff, and players allow continuous play, creation of financial aid programs, new injury policies, and new equipment technology.

Domestic violence is one of the most common crime among male athletes. The statistics are staggering. Ray Rice, Greg Hardy, Ray McDonald – three standout NFL players who have been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons over the last 12 months. The acts of the men, particularly Rice, who was caught on camera punching his then fiancée and now wife, Janay in the elevator of an Atlantic City casino, brought domestic violence and sexual assault into sharp focus, in particular how the NFL handles players who commit such dreadful acts (and yes, we can all agree that the justice systems responsible for these cases failed terribly).

Among the terms of the agreement is that the settlement is not to be regarded as an admission of guilt by the league." The NFL knows of the dangers the players are in. The rules change but the equipment increased. Without more or better equipment the players are still in danger. In a PBS Frontline documentary about injuries in football Dr. Robert Stern said," In football, one has to expect that, almost every play of every game and every practice, they're going to be hitting their heads against each other. That's the nature of the game. Those things seem to happen around 1,000 to 1,500 times a year. Each time that happens, it's around 20 g or more. That's the equivalent of driving a car at 35 miles per hour into a brick wall." The players in the NFL know the risk of playing but it is up to the NFL to make the sport safe for the players. Many people may argue that since the players know the risk and they are paid for their athletic performance is ok. However you cannot put a price on a person health. There is no way of rationalizing the behavior of the NFL. Yes, the athletes are paid to perform, but it is up to the NFL to make the sport safer. The NBA has increase rules and is aggressively making the sport less physical. In a Radio interview with XTRA 910 a Phoenix, AZ, Former NBA player, Robert Horry said, "… If you

Though this NFL conduct is in the light, it is unnecessary because the U.S. criminal justice system has the ability to end the professional sports careers of society’s worst criminals. Everyone asked themselves how could such a successful, talented person throw their opportunity away like this? Crimes from the past always catch up and come to light in the justice system. The NFL from now on is trying to prevent incidents like this from happening from making their off field standards stronger, and making consequences stronger that come with