NFL Domestic Violence Tolerance

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

Professional sports have been in the news for domestic violence for a really long time. Some that may come to your mind could be Ray Rice, Warren Moon, Greg Hardy, and Jose Reyes. Yes, three of these four players are in the National Football League (NFL), but that does not mean that only football players are the ones who have been doing this. The most recent one is Jose Reyes who plays in Major League Baseball (MLB). That is really ones opinion, but some don’t have anything but I slap on the wrist. Commissioners around these leagues usually suspend the player for a couple games until all of the details and videos come out. Ray Rice was suspended two games until they saw evidence then he was suspended for the whole year. Some wanted him banned

Regarding the Dewan Smith-Williams case they’re goal to me is to protect the brand and not to protect the husband from himself and his high risk behavior to his wife and family because they didn’t want her to go to the police and keep it silent. I think Mrs. Williams made the right call to come forth and let it be known that spouses and/or partners are being treated unfair and something needs to be done. In my opinion, maybe if fans, anti-violence groups and women’s rights organizations get together and organize a plan that could force the owners to enact stronger and lasting reforms to improve the NFL actions and response to domestic abuse. They should make some amendments to the personal conduct policy. This topic relates to the discussion on human behavior because we want to know what causes the domestic abuse from the spouse especially if the abuser is in the NFL, a super star, and fame is growing and so forth. Find out what area of treatment and theory practice could be used to help the

An increasingly popular topic in the realm of sports fans has begun to unravel. The National Football League recently has begun to introduce new rules and regulations for their athletes to start abiding by to ensure the continued safety of the player’s health. Although most find this change in the game of professional football as a positive step forward, others see this as a diminishment of the sanctity of NFL football. New rules and regulations that have been introduced into NFL are vital to athletes involved in the sport and help them to play with lowered risks of long term injuries that could possibly affect not only them but also the league in the future as well. The reasons for these

The court system may have allowed many of these players to walk away from very serious crimes with inadequate punishment while the NFL’s response did little to discourage criminal behavior. Because of this, the first part of the solution lies with the judicial system to begin holding players accountable to the same standards as the average American citizen. Michael Vick served just a year and a half behind bars in a state that routinely sentences individuals to five-year terms for the same crime (Humane Society). In the case of O.J. Simpson, a jury of his peers allowed him to walk out of a courtroom a free man despite compelling

NFL injuries can cause domestic violence. In fact "In 2012 Kansas City Chief player named Jovan Belcher shot and killed his girlfriend and then ended up killing himself and doctors believe it is from too many head injuries in the NFL(Gregory)".With head injuries in the NFL it can cause long term effects and after retirement can cause dementia and memory loss. Some players it has got to the point that they end up killing themselves from such bad head injuries or they take the aggression on their families or even kill the ones they love. Many families have gone to the point to sue the NFL after the family member killed themselves or hurt their families. "Family of

After reading this post several times, the author made numerous points on why there should be way more research on how concussions and domestic violence in the NFL can be linked together. There has not been too much research of how the concussions and the domestic violence cases in the NFL can be connected to each other. But throughout the years, the NFL has a history of dodging and ignoring these domestic violence cases with their players. From the league doing this, it throws shade on the NFL and makes them look bad as whole. One other thing that NFL has been ignoring many years is the concussion situation and how it takes a huge toll on the players who suffer from the concussions. Also throughout the post, the author gives examples of cases

Most old timers and even some of the generation that remember the middle 90’s to early 2010’s football would almost always say that was the greatest time to watch football because the athleticism of the players was not very far behind the players now and they could still do all the hitting they wanted. Many younger people who were probably only babies during those times and are only familiar with today’s football would almost one hundred percent say today’s NFL is the best it has ever been. The player’s on the field are the best they have ever been as far as complete players but these rules the NFL are putting into the game are affecting the attention span of watchers, people love seeing these huge hits a lot of these players have during games, but then they are let down by the refs and the league by them giving them either a suspension or a fine. Watchers of the NFL would love nothing less than them to just adjust the rules so the game can be at least a little more aggressive than it has been in recent memory. There are players out there in the NFL that

For years on end the Nfl has paid no mind or just paid off the crimes that have been committed to save the face of the Nfl. As years progressed so did the crimes and also in the last few years up to early 2014 Jane McManus explains how Sarah Friel cracks down on these such crimes with the help of Nfl commissioner Roger Goodell. Roger Goodell is the Nfl commissioner whom is a very stern and wise older gentleman for years on end he has been talking to the victims and their families for hours on end. This summer, Goodell pinpointed the Super Bowl as a time to re-evaluate the NFL's domestic violence efforts. Based on interviews with more than 15 people inside and outside league

In the article “The NFL Recognizes Brain Damage to Players” the author Lawrence Gable explains that NFL players are experiencing too many concussions. Concussions can lead to suicide and several other mental issues that can affect the NFL players as well as future players. Football players and their families are suing the NFL for 765 million dollars. Gable states, “The NFL has admitted that football is causing permanent damage. Now it must convince the judge that it finally has the players’ best interests at heart” (paragraph 10). This quote shows how football is dangerous and can lead to serious injuries. Some people may believe that the NFL does not care about the players based upon the research Gable provided. The author’s purpose is

The NFL has done a poor job handling players who have faced domestic violence cases. They still have players who were accused of domestic violence and found guilty that are still in the NFL. Tyreek hill is a player for the Kansas City Chiefs, was found guilty in 2015 for strangling his girlfriend. He was founded guilty for domestic violence. He is now back on the team and making an impact for the chiefs by having impactful games which is a blessing for him. “During Kansas City's 30-27 overtime win over Denver, Hill had one of the best games of any player all season. In the win, Hill scored three touchdowns and became the first rookie since 1965 to have a receiving touchdown, rushing touchdown and return touchdown all in the same game. (Breech/CBSSports,

Was felt across the sporting world, policy changes were made in every major league sports organization. With the new found motivation not to have the next Ray Rice incident. The NFL not only changed there policy to harsher penalties, but also kick started a new ad campaign against domestic violence. All in all as messy as it was, positives were made and strives for a beater NFL were made. By no means was it done in a correct manner or handled the right way, but everyone was in agreement that the old policy needed to be changed and that harsher punishments were need to hopefully help prevent domestic violence in the

First, looking at the NFL’s recent scandal cases will be imperative. Given that there is an increasing number of a sports scandal pertaining specifically to NFL players, case studies will be of the utmost importance to our research. There have been several cases since 2007 that have shown a higher rate of arrests specifically dealing with domestic violence (Pennington and Eder). An example of a case we could examine would be the recent Ray Rice case. Other domestic violence accounts that we would include involve players such as: Ray McDonald (San Francisco), Greg Hardy (Carolina), A. J. Jefferson (Minnesota), Robert Reynolds (Tennessee) and Dez Bryant (Dallas). On top of looking at those specific cases, we will need to look at Nielsen ratings and arrests in the NFL for those specific years or even months that those cases occurred. Although not all cases are as consequently severe as Rice’s, it is important to analyze the previous cases to see if they have had any effect on viewership over the

A common theme I noticed within the readings, videos, and discussions this week is idea of deviance in sport. After watching Dr. Kent’s video about violence in sport, I feel that athletes can potentially develop a violent behavior based on the environment they are exposed to. For example, in past discussions, I learned that some people feel that football players are more likely to be abusive due to the fact they are highly aggressive on the field. Boxers and MMA fighters are looked at similarly, therefore many parents do not want their children to look up to these athletes. Also, it was mentioned this week how domestic violence is the number one crime committed by athletes. Although some athletes convey this deviant behavior outside of the sport, I feel that the sport organizations have been trying to regulate these combat sports while also helping bring awareness to the issues of domestic violence and

Sadly domestic violence has been very present in the media. We have seen a lot of it dealing with professional athletes. We see many of the cases happen to girlfriends, fiancées, wives and even children. We constantly are seeing a recurring theme with domestic violence and the NFL. But is the NFL really going enough work to bring an end to these athletes getting off the hook? Is the media making matters worse or shining light on a topic that is so often turned heads to? There have been 93 domestic violences cases within the NFL and four child abuse cases. After 93 now the NFL starts to take charge in this issue. The NFL has reacted poorly to domestic violence and doesn’t seem to be doing as much as they think they are.