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Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501
The nflpa pushed for 0 games. And indicated they’d sue if the nfl appealed. That says to me that they don’t care if it damages the leagues reputation.
I think they’d absolutely bite the hand that fed them. If it sets a permanent standard that the nfl can no longer arbitrarily dish out punishment. Or if it takes owners leverage away to do whatever the **** they want without consequence.
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The only thing arbitrary is a an arbitrator who says the NFL has no precedent for dealing with someone who has committed acts like Watson and then hands down a ruling that she admits isn't harsher because of prior precedent.
The NFLPA knew that they were ultimately giving the league the final say in these issues. They got more money because of it. No rules of the game have been changed after the fact and this is the game everyone signed up for.
I don't think it's particularly easy doling out punishment as Goodell has been expected to do and lord knows he's made his mistakes. The point of the arbitrator was to produce a more transparent and fair system, but when that arbitrator essentially finds a subject guilty and then points to the prior flawed precedented in determining punishment, the circularity of it is comical.
Good for the NFL for not letting this stand. It was a ridiculous recommendation/ruling to begin with.