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Obviously, Dennard was at fault in this incident. Just seems like getting a felony over a bar scrum that left no one hurt is an overreaction.
My guess is that he gets a maximum of 30 to 60 days in jail. More than likely he'll have to do somewhere around 100 hours of community service and Goodell suspends him for 4-6 games. We will be seeing him next season.
OK, let's take your numbers.
The jail time would be finished long before the season starts. A suspension of 4-6 games is higher than anyone else has estimated, but even this is less time than a player on the PUP list. I would expect to see Dennard this year. He will likely play in the preseason, unless his suspension time includes preseason games, in which case he will miss fewer actual games.
Apparently in Nebraska you can go around punching anyone else, because Dennard was not punished for striking Samani. Instead, he went down for hitting a police officer despite much murkier evidence that he struck the man, and even murkier evidence that it was his intent.
Obviously, Dennard was at fault in this incident. Just seems like getting a felony over a bar scrum that left no one hurt is an overreaction.
My guess is that he gets a maximum of 30 to 60 days in jail. More than likely he'll have to do somewhere around 100 hours of community service and Goodell suspends him for 4-6 games. We will be seeing him next season.
You do understand that a video was part of the evidence?
Both sides pointed to a 17-second cellphone video as supporting their version of events. Deputy Lancaster County Attorney Matt Acton said the video showed Kopsa reeling after being hit. But Dougherty said the video revealed no actual punch.
I still don't understand how Goodell can do anything considering the infraction took place before he was even drafted by the NFL. Does he have a track record of disciplining players for their PRE NFL transgression(s)?
The kenrick Ellis case provides precedence
I still don't understand how Goodell can do anything considering the infraction took place before he was even drafted by the NFL. Does he have a track record of disciplining players for their PRE NFL transgression(s)?
The kenrick Ellis case provides precedence
Perhaps it is OK for future millionaires to punch cops in RI. Have you ever lived in a red state? In Nebraska, there likely would be demonstrations and much political flak if a future millionaire received a suspended sentence and a $25K fine.
Jury finds former Husker Dennard guilty of felony assault on officer - Omaha.com
I haven't read it anywhere that the video shows the punch. Just because there's video evidence doesn't mean it's conclusive video evidence.
Everyone saw the video. Dennard's attorney argued that no punch was thrown. The jury decided that a punch was thrown.
You brought up the video as proof that the evidence that the jury used to convict Dennard wasn't murky. Now you're using the jury's finding as proof that the video was conclusive. This is purely circular reasoning that does nothing to disprove the original statement that the evidence was murky nor my statement that the video was inconclusive.
I was stationed down south for 4 years.
First time offenders are first time offenders. The purpose of the punishment to to deter future behavior of the same sort.
I am not privy to the evidence, but my understanding was that Dennard was walking away, the cop stopped him and Dennard struck the cop ONCE. And the background is that some community members submitted affadavits or testified that this behavior was not typical of Dennard. Then there is the first time offender status.
Hitting the cop once is big, it was not a continuous assault where the cop was struck multiple times, but a momentary lapse. The cop did not need treatment for an injury. He will very likely never be in trouble again in Nebraska. And the judge is well aware that Dennard will also suffer from a civil suit.
Goodell did nothing with Ellis, but on the other hand he did suspend Terrelle Pryor for five games. On the other hand Pryor made himself available for the supplemental draft rather than the regular draft, and was not going to be able to play in college due to what had been going on at Ohio State.
The nflpa will likely get involved if goodell does do anything.
The nflpa will likely get involved if goodell does do anything.