NFL won't let Seau's family speak at HOF Induction

[patsinthesnow]

@USATODAYsports: Report: NFL won't allow Junior Seau's family to speak at his Hall of Fame induction: http://t.co/jlOXQ1YQ4T http://t.co/jdpCgaz2lc

@YahooSchwab: Sorry, been writing and didn't really express this correctly: If the HOF doesn't let Junior Seau's family speak, that is garbage. Period.

@Rachel__Nichols: Junior Seau was not just any player. If his daughter wants to speak, the Hall of Fame should find a way to make that happen.

 

[Ivan]

Cover up. Those who wear the gold jacket should boycott the ceremony as well as those being inducted. The NFL sucks.

 

[ANGR89]

This is really sad and crappy on the nfls part (gee shocker ). This is about honoring him and if he was alive he wanted his daughter to speak so she should be able too!

 

[VectorPrime]

Classy.

 

[XLIX]

What a bunch of morons.

And then they insult our intelligence by trying to tell us that this is purely a decision the HOF is making with no connection to the NFL. What a load of crap.

 

[Patriot Missile]

Read that. My question to this,was there some kind of threat from the family about using that platform as a smear campaign against the NFL and put a spot light on the law suit?

I absolutely want the daughters to be able to honor their father at the podium. That is the way it has always been and how it should stay.

I'm sure more will come out on this but if they are being denied this honor than screw the NFL (again). However, if they've already made it known that they are going to speak on brain injury awareness in Canton I'm not sure how I feel about that. If it is the time or place is for another discussion.

 

[ANGR89]

Read that. My question to this,was there some kind of threat from the family about using that platform as a smear campaign against the NFL and put a spot light on the law suit?

I absolutely want the daughters to be able to honor their father at the podium. That is the way it has always been and how it should stay.

I'm sure more will come out on this but if they are being denied this honor than screw the NFL (again). However, if they've already made it known that they are going to speak on brain injury awareness in Canton I'm not sure how I feel about that. If it is the time or place is for another discussion.

The daughter already said she would not speak about that. The nfl just don't give a crap they just want to make 100% sure nothing negative is allowed to be said about their league.

 

[Tony2046]

Let me see...... For the good of the 32? For the integrity of the game?.......or Protect the shield?

So spineless.

Does this help Roger maintain his Credibility?

 

[varjao]

Is it possible to **** up their image even more?

 

[Patriot Missile]

The daughter already said she would not speak about that. The nfl just don't give a crap they just want to make 100% sure nothing negative is allowed to be said about their league.

Well, if that's the case it's just another example of the ineptitude of the NFL. Of course they will fold under public pressure. She'll speak, almost guaranteed.

 

[shmessy]

Goodell and the league are truly screwed with this and once that Will Smith movie comes out on Christmas Day later this year.

Goodell has no way out. He is Sepp Blatter. It's only a matter of time.

I would not want to be Roger Goodell even if you paid me $44 million per year.........

 

[Ross12]

Cmon guys what did you expect? He was a patriot for a little while soooo...

 

[Deus Irae]

Because.....


Integrity

 

[borg]

Keeping digging Rodger.....a little deeper

 

[Clonamery]

Integrity is behind every decision.

 

[The Boston Patriot]

Makes me want to give up on the game. This is the most disgusting, dishonest, insensitive collection of Philistines since the great robber barons.

 

[Clonamery]

Because.....


Integrity

Dang...you beat me.

 

[Sicilian]

If they had just let her speak from the beginning, nothing would have happened. Now their options are to hold fast on their decision (and take a nightmare of a PR hit) or capitulate to the masses, let her speak, in which case the image of a tearful girl, reminiscing about her father is going to be used as a signature piece in the "NFL will do anything to cover it's ass, even at the expense of players and their families" mantra.

The NFL really sucks at being evil well.

 

[shmessy]

If they had just let her speak from the beginning, nothing would have happened. Now their options are to hold fast on their decision (and take a nightmare of a PR hit) or capitulate to the masses, let her speak, in which case the image of a tearful girl, reminiscing about her father is going to be used as a signature piece in the "NFL will do anything to cover it's ass, even at the expense of players and their families" mantra.

The NFL really sucks at being evil well.

One thing is guaranteed.

The filmmakers for that Will Smith Concussion movie are right now scrambling to get this coda added into their film before it goes into final screen production.......

It's a slow motion car crash for Goodell. At this point he is like one of those Enron execs whistling Dixie while the vultures circle.

 

[borg]