You are 100% correct, but this occurred in the NFL where the NFLPA gave the Commish the power to do as he see fit, without having to release a thing. In order for Scott Fajita (MmmmmmFajitas) to prove his innocence might mean he has to get ‘Pro-Active’ in releasing his own information to prove his innocence. So far Williams, Payton, Vitt, Hargrove & Unnamed source are all on record as saying 1) There was Bounty Gate. 2) Coaches knew about it. 3) These players had direct participation in it.

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This is where you are wrong. At the time this allegedly occured, they were still under the old CBA. It wasnt until 2011 the new CBA was signed. Fujita left the Saints after the 2009 season, still under the old CBA.

Forget about whether the NFL has enough evidence to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that you’re guilty – or if the league’s evidence has some holes in it, what’s the truth?

mylionsroaring, being a Detroit fan you may not have a sense of professional football penalties. But forfeits are an amateur rule. This maybe a sufficient penalty for the 0-16 Lions, but not a 13-3 professional team. But their’s hope maybe a pro football team we relocate to Detroit one day.

Futija will send three weeks watching Springer.

What’s important to note is that they took several pieces of SHAKY evidence and are using that as HARD PROOF to issue the harshest penalties in NFL history.
You’re also missing that there is added motivation for the NFL to come down hard so that they can use this ordeal as evidence that THEY were the ones being proactive for players in the upcoming trials involving player safety.

Face the facts, if you’ve got a man crush on GODdell I understand you’re torn between the facts and hoping that one day you can touch his cloak but for the rational minded, unbiased fans out there if you put your team in the situation that the Saints are in, you’d start to see that there is not a single piece of evidence that proves that this wasn’t more than rah rah locker room talk.

If teams want to take a chance after that so be it. You can’t pick and chose who to throw the book at. The whole team kept silent while it went on therefore they are all guilty IMHO.
Jerry Glanvile was right NFL not for long if they keep doing things like this

Interesting. So if he provides proof then it’s true? If it’s false it’s false. Why leave the door open for it to be true only if they prove it? Football players. They think we are idiots….

You are 100% correct, but this occurred in the NFL where the NFLPA gave the Commish the power to do as he see fit, without having to release a thing. In order for Scott Fajita (MmmmmmFajitas) to prove his innocence might mean he has to get ‘Pro-Active’ in releasing his own information to prove his innocence. So far Williams, Payton, Vitt, Hargrove & Unnamed source are all on record as saying 1) There was Bounty Gate. 2) Coaches knew about it. 3) These players had direct participation in it.

i feel the comiss has way toooooooo much power.

Furthermore, releasing certain information would jeopardize the spirit of the “whistleblower act” and potentially cause serious backlash to the informant.

I think if they continue to push the issue, it should go through the legal system. This way, there would be significant consequences to their avoidance of accountability. They could face possible jail time and reparations to those they intended to injure.

Let’s put it another way… if the players and coaches of the WV schools that play against Florio Jr. decided to create a “bounty” to injure or permanently disable him, would it be acceptable to “let it slide” if there were only verbal proof ? How about if the coaches admitted it and the players denied it?? Would he be so gracious to those players, or would he want them to be held accountable?

We get it Mike,….. you wouldn’t have a job if the players suddenly decided to boycott your shows and therefore, you kiss as much butt as required to continue.

But you must also know, it’s costing you a substantial amount of credibility in the process.

Is it so hard to be neutral? All you have to do, is inject a little less opinion, and stick to posting the story.

Artfully worded. And probably literally true.

Guess what. The NFL is disappointed that a you, a member of the NFLPA executive committee, participated in a scheme which would cause bodily harm to members of the union you represent. Even if you didn’t put money into the hopper, having your position in the NFLPA and lying/covering up the actions is grounds enough for your punishment. You should be forced to step down from the NFLPA executive committee.