Comments on: NFLPA’s brief says court ruling coming promptly after Goodell decides appeal

By: mrpowers88

mrpowers88 — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 18:14:19 +0000

“But even though the NFLPA points out that the federal court will rule on the motions after Goodell issues a decision, the NFLPA continues to push the notion that the federal court can remove Goodell as the arbitrator pre-emptively.”

Because, you know, the union didn’t have a chance to attempt to remove this arbitrator-role from Goodell in the not-too-distant past…

By: mjkelly77

mjkelly77 — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 13:21:37 +0000

mikeyhigs says:Oct 18, 2012 9:38 PM

Maybe it was Mike Golic? Teammate of Reggie, ESPN employee? Quite possibly interviewed by ESPN for the segment? I don’t know, maybe I’m just grasping for straws.
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Grasping for straws? Do you mean like the NFLPA is doing?

By: mvtrucking

mvtrucking — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 12:20:10 +0000

When all is said and done with this whole fiasco, I have a feeling that Roger Goodell will go down in flames.

By: mrfoozball

mrfoozball — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 06:00:25 +0000

I call shenanigans.

By: realfann

realfann — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 05:01:18 +0000

Roger don’t need no stinking evidence.

By: wunsa

wunsa — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 02:56:29 +0000

Interesting that another new allegation by Goodell….that Jimmy Kennedy was the original snitch, and to Childress…has been so quickly and definitively refuted. Combined with the leagues continues refusal to allow Williams and Cerullo answer questions from the players it sure seems the league has nothing that can stand up to any even cursory scrutiny. Can anyone point to any damning evidence the league still holds that has not been discounted at this point?

By: Mike Florio

Mike Florio — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 02:23:31 +0000

I thought so, too. Until Aqib Talib’s four-game suspension became effective on a Saturday.

By: xakle

xakle — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 02:22:23 +0000

“especially if Goodell upholds the suspension on a Friday or a Saturday, with games set for Sunday.”
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I might be wrong, but I believe that suspensions must be set in stone by Tuesday before the following week’s games.

By: mdd913

mdd913 — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 02:16:10 +0000

Berrigan will almost certainly overturn the suspensions. It’s what she would have done before but the internal appeal panel did it for her instead.

With the panel ruling that Goodell overstepped his authority the first time, there is no way handing down the same exact suspensions to the two Saints players because he is not allowed to hand down discipline on matters in which the CBA doesn’t give him power.

If Goodell had had the sense enough to check his own ego and cut the suspensions by half, he would likely have spared himself the embarrassment of having a federal judge rule against him.

By: benmci

benmci — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 02:16:01 +0000

Goodell – as time goes on and information comes out……….it doesn’t look good for him. A kneejerk reaction – and not being properly informed will have him go down as one of the biggest clowns in NFL history.

By: melikefootball

melikefootball — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 02:08:11 +0000

Another reason to say ESPN is getting to big for their britches.

By: cwwgk

cwwgk — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 01:58:23 +0000

The NFLPA and Ginsberg seem to do a lot of talking for other people. Remember Ginsberg’s representation in June that Greg Williams had recanted his confession? Of course, two months later Williams affirms what the NFL had previously disclosed in writing. Ginsberg said the same thing about Cerrullo, who thereafter confirmed he witnessed Vilma pledge $10,000.

I hope Judge Ginsberg does rule soon after Goodell hears the appeals. However, since its the NFLPA/Ginsberg saying she will, I’ll believe it when I see it.

By: mikeyhigs

mikeyhigs — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 01:38:30 +0000

Maybe it was Mike Golic? Teammate of Reggie, ESPN employee? Quite possibly interviewed by ESPN for the segment? I don’t know, maybe I’m just grasping for straws.