I find it funny that some are falling into the trap of blaming the owner/franchise. Constant media scrutiny gets to you...doesn't it? This situation is the simple result of the wholesale destruction of the NFL. It's being crushed by it's own weight.
The NFL used to truly be a league. Every team operated in the best interests of the league. Justice for infractions was kept internal. The sanctity and integrity was maintained by it's members.
Now, we don't have a league. We have 32 Kingdoms...within each team we have numerous egos...from coaches to GMs to players. Every man for himself. We have the clueless Irsays, Browns, Johnson's and Davis's as owners to name a few. These guys are part of the fabric of the NFL.
Then we have the modern....24 hour a day...life-sucking media. They are parasites. Their existence is completely dependent on the existence and actions of others. They provide nothing but exist in a cocoon that allows them to profess righteousness without allowing themselves to be scrutinized under a similar microscope.
Unfortunately, the league relies on these parasites to expand the reach of it's game, It has sold it's soul to these people. Sadly these are the same folks that will kill it in the end.