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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.I am doing better today at leastA class action lawsuit should be filed against the league for the drop off in production at work as a direct result of this ridiculous wells investigation
Did Goodell take any steps to correct the false information on halftime PSIs leaked to the media by his staff? Did he provide the accurate information to Patriots and allow them to correct the record?
I think it is more probable than not that Goodell was out to get the Pats in this case, regardless of his conscious intentions.
None of the CBA will be overturned. The same thing will happen as it did in the Bountygate scandal. It will go to a Federal judge, he/she will overturn Goodell's ruling and it will get handed to a truly independent arbitrator who will likely overturn the suspension.
If your scenario is right that either he has to basically call the Wells report a sham or risk the CBA being rewritten, his is a goner. There is no scenario where he can keep his job. He might as well risk the court will not declare any part of the CBA invalid.
I don't agree. A previous lawsuit eventually led to a MO supreme court ruling that overturned a piece of the CBA (at least for that state).
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...court-invalidates-commissioner-as-arbitrator/
"While narrow in application to the State of Missouri (which serves as the home of two NFL teams, the Rams and Chiefs), the ruling provides a blueprint for employees who hope to avoid Commissioner-resolved arbitration in the other 21 states in which the NFL does business. It also gives the NFL Players Association and the NFL Referees Association a potential hammer for challenging in court the ability of the Commissioner to continue to serve as the arbitrator over claims brought by players and game officials, respectively"
None of the CBA will be overturned. The same thing will happen as it did in the Bountygate scandal. It will go to a Federal judge, he/she will overturn Goodell's ruling and it will get handed to a truly independent arbitrator who will likely overturn the suspension.
If your scenario is right that either he has to basically call the Wells report a sham or risk the CBA being rewritten, his is a goner. There is no scenario where he can keep his job. He might as well risk the court will not declare any part of the CBA invalid.
Here's the thing though. The longer he holds on, the longer he makes $40m. That's incentive enough.
I talked with an SEC lawyer about the financial meltdown in 2008, and he said the narrative was that many execs in the banks were making so much money that they were cloaking the bad news and risks for as long as they possibly could. There is a big incentive to stay in your position even when you see the end of the line coming.