Antonio Brown

[festy1986]

Tannenbaum says no because its civil.

Awesome.

 

[Deus Irae]

I don't like the sounds of this. WTF does the league need to investigate regarding a civil suit? If it was a criminal charge, sure -- but a civil suit? I just hope Baddell isn't fishing for a way to keep Brown away from the Pats to help his Chiefs-to-Super Bowl agenda.

This is just another example of why I say that the league should not be in the business of punishing players for non-NFL issues.

 

[Betterthanmost]

It says that the league is opening an investigation. You figure that investigation will wrap up before Sunday? If so, there will be a howling that might never end, given how the league went about its way during the Hill situation.

Actually this is my point and what I am afraid of, you are placed on the exemption list until investigation is over no? Is that not what they did to Peterson?
Big Ben was suspended for four games for a civil suit as well.

 

[supafly]

(Hypothetically) Is there any reason why she’d go the civil route if it did actually happen?

We don’t know if the case was already investigated without charges or not. We also don’t know how the victim proceeded to handle things after they occurred. For example, I’m guessing that she probably didn’t follow through the normal procedures that a normal rape victim does, in terms of going to the hospital and getting swabs, etc. It’s possible that there wasn’t much evidence to present.

 

[Gronk]

How old are you? Do you not know what happened to Edelman in 2011?

Fair enough, I had forgotten that.

Not sure the “how old are you” attempt at denigrating my opinion is necessary, but whatever.

 

[catent]

I understand rape is terrible. However I don't jump to save women just because its a female. Yes, I believe some men are swayed because they want to defend a defenseless female. If there's proof, ill be on her side. However im on NEITHER side til we get more info.

It’s not about “jumping to save” women, IMO.

It’s about giving them a basic level of trust and benefit of the doubt, in the same way we do the accused.

The problem with that, is, in these situations it seems there’s only room for one person’s version of the truth to exist, which makes sense given the context.

I think that we should generally take both the accuser and the accused in good faith and allow the facts to present themselves.

 

[Betterthanmost]

Tannenbaum says no because its civil.

I was on board until Schefter started crazy talk on ESPN and I have taken some steps back.

 

[Tunescribe]

This is just another example of why I say that the league should not be in the business of punishing players for non-NFL issues.

Right, but if the press release is correct, what could the league possibly determine by "investigating" a civil suit? It doesn't make sense.

 

[LJRomanoff]

Actually this is my point and what I am afraid of, you are placed on the exemption list until investigation is over no? Is that not what they did to Peterson?

Again, that's not what they did to Peterson. He was criminally indicted. Could we resist posting before knowing historical facts?

 

[Crazy Patriot Guy]

This is just another example of why I say that the league should not be in the business of punishing players for non-NFL issues.

And you've been VERY consistent with this stance.

 

[LJRomanoff]

Right, but if the press release is correct, what could the league possibly determine by "investigating" a civil suit? It doesn't make sense.

CYA is a thing.

 

[Th3Birdman]

We also don’t know how the victim proceeded to handle...

She is an accuser, not a victim.

 

[festy1986]

League did nothing about hill so they should so nothing about brown unless further development

 

[Betterthanmost]

Again, that's not what they did to Peterson. He was criminally indicted. Could we resist posting before knowing historical facts?

It was question as I was not sure btw.

 

[Quest4SevenHomie]

Yeah...this won't die out. Can't go a season without some sort of scandal. Yes, I do believe Brown is innocent in the accusations. Statue of limitations has expired.

Your gold-digging ass never filed a police report or went to the ER, if you were truly "raped". Unfortunately for Brown, he"ll be another victim of the "me-too" movement.

His endorsement deals will get canceled, and OUR worst case scenario, Belichick cuts or trades him. If Brown gets the axe, than I hope we get something or someone out of it.

 

[MoreBellhorn]

CYA is a thing.

Agreed. Just imagine if the NFL wasn’t “investigating.”

 

[lancerman]

Actually this is my point and what I am afraid of, you are placed on the exemption list until investigation is over no? Is that not what they did to Peterson?
Big Ben was suspended for four games for a civil suit as well.

That's not neccessarily true. You don't have to be. The exemption list is kind of recourse for a team where they don't have to cut or release a player and the player d

Right, but if the press release is correct, what could the league possibly determine by "investigating" a civil suit? It doesn't make sense.

Conduct detrimental to the league. That's what it falls under. If a women accused a player of abuse and filed a civil suit for damages, the league could still investigate and suspend

 

[Pats2000]

For the disagreers out there I respect your opinion. I thought this guy was nuts and a mess for the last several years, and the jersey switch doesn’t change that. Again I don’t want to pre-judge him in a broad or legal sense but this is a highly volatile environment we live in, the narrative might be annoying but it can matter, and it’s not as simple as “he’s super famous and bangs lots of chicks so of course he’s going to get accused of rape for money”. Anybody ever come at Gronk? Chandler Jones? Jules? Tom? Pick a player? A lot of our guys have been out and about in situations rife for this kind of claim. McGinest had the issue that was false, so that’s a thing, sure. I’m just thinking of a potentially historically great football team being distracted by **** like this ALL year. And NONE of this was on the table for the 2019 Pats 3 days ago. Not thrilled about it, that’s all.

Edelman was accused in 2011

 

[LJRomanoff]

It was question as I was not sure btw.

Fair enough, but that just came up a page or two back.

 

[Deus Irae]

Actually this is my point and what I am afraid of, you are placed on the exemption list until investigation is over no? Is that not what they did to Peterson?
Big Ben was suspended for four games for a civil suit as well.

Big Ben wasn't suspended 30 seconds into an investigation, though. He was accused in March. The police investigated for a month and decided not to charge. Roethlisberger wasn't interviewed by the Ommissioner until April 13th, and he wasn't suspended until April 21st, after the police investigation had wrapped up.