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Old 09-24-2014, 06:43 PM  
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Bill Simmons suspended 3 weeks by ESPN for anti-Goodell rant
He got a longer suspension than Ray Rice.

http://www.latimes.com/sports/sports...924-story.html

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ESPN's Bill Simmons suspended anti-Goodell rant; barred from Twitter

By Ryan Parker

ESPN analyst Bill Simmons has been suspended for three weeks after he made profane comments about NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell during a podcast.

In addition, Simmons is not allowed to use Twitter while suspended, an ESPN spokesman confirmed to The Times.

Shortly after the suspension was announced, #FreeSimmons began trending worldwide on Twitter.

On his BS Report podcast hosted on ESPN.com, Simmons used the F word multiple times while passionately exclaiming that Goodell was lying about his involvement and knowledge of the mishandling of the Ray Rice domestic abuse scandal.

“Goodell, if he didn’t know what was on that tape, he’s a liar. I’m just saying it. He is lying. If you put him up on a lie detector test, that guy would fail. For all these people to pretend they didn’t know is such ... . It really is, it’s such ... . For him to go into that press conference and pretend otherwise -- I was so insulted.”

Simmons, also the editor-in-chief of Grantland.com, then dared ESPN to reprimand him for what he said during the same podcast.


“I really hope somebody calls me or emails me and says I’m in trouble for anything I say about Roger Goodell,” Simmons said. “Because if one person says that to me, I’m going public. You leave me alone. The commissioner’s a liar and I get to talk about that on my podcast. ... Please, call me and say I’m in trouble. I dare you.”

ESPN did just that.

“Every employee must be accountable to ESPN and those engaged in our editorial operations must also operate within ESPN’s journalistic standards,” it said in a statement. “We have worked hard to ensure that our recent NFL coverage has met that criteria. Bill Simmons did not meet those obligations in a recent podcast, and as a result we have suspended him for three weeks.”

This is not the first time Simmons has been in hot water for comments he has made.

In March 2013, Simmons was suspended from Twitter by ESPN after he tweeted comments about a segment on the popular show "First Take" during which co-host Skip Bayless and flamboyant Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman went shot-for-shot while discussing Sherman's comments about his greatness, Deadspin reported.
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Old 09-24-2014, 06:53 PM   #2
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Uhhhhh... okay.

What was the crime here, other tham talking shit on an insanely litigious billion dollar industry.
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Old 09-24-2014, 06:53 PM   #3
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I hear there is a job opening for a journalist/attention whore at a tv news station in Alaska, Bill.
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Old 09-24-2014, 06:53 PM   #4
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But he has Grantland which he owns on his own he's just partnered with ESPN. So he can really post articles and whatever the hell he wants on there.

This is reeruned.
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Old 09-24-2014, 06:55 PM   #5
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Who didn't see that one coming seeing as ESPN and Monday Nite Football pulls in a sizable chunk of change. Three weeks gives them a chance to mull it over with the Lawyers and see if he will tow the line. I kinda think he will step down or be fired.
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Old 09-24-2014, 06:57 PM   #6
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Uhhhhh... okay.

What was the crime here, other than talking shit on an insanely litigious billion dollar industry.
Publicly daring your boss to reprimand you as you drop F bombs and threatening to "go public" if they do so?

Making slanderous (?) remarks about one of your employers biggest business partners?
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The other funny part is they only suspended Stephen A. Smith one week for his comments on domestic violence. This could really turn ugly if the public opinion goes the wrong way.
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Old 09-24-2014, 07:02 PM   #8
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The profanity is irrelevant as Bill censors salty language out of The BS Report before ever uploading it. Has since he started the 'cast.

The possibility of slander is much more serious. He has charged a specific public individual with objective morally corrupt actions.
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Simmons (and his 30 for 30 brainchild) is the only good thing about ESPN in the last 10 years.
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Old 09-24-2014, 07:09 PM   #10
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The profanity is irrelevant as Bill censors salty language out of The BS Report before ever uploading it. Has since he started the 'cast.

The possibility of slander is much more serious. He has charged a specific public individual with objective morally corrupt actions.
Yeah, right. Surely you know the high threshold for a public figure to win a slander/libel suit.
Plus, what he said is essentially opinion.
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But he has Grantland which he owns on his own he's just partnered with ESPN. So he can really post articles and whatever the hell he wants on there.

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Twice on the pod he called it "****ing bullshit," both instances of which were bleeped out. That's what was left out in the ellipses.
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