Law Enforcement official says he sent NFL Commissioner Ray Rice video 3 months ago - Polidicks

[QUOTE]A law enforcement official says he sent a video of Ray Rice punching his then-fiancee to an NFL executive three months ago, while league officers have insisted they didn't see the violent images until this week. The person played The Associated Press a 12-second voicemail from an NFL office number on April 9 confirming the video arrived. A female voice expresses thanks and says: "You're right. It's terrible." The law enforcement official, speaking to the AP on condition of anonymity because of the ongoing investigation, says he had no further communication with any NFL employee and can't confirm anyone watched the video. The person said they were unauthorized to release the video but shared it unsolicited, because they wanted the NFL to have it before deciding on Rice's punishment.[/QUOTE] [url]http://pro32.ap.org/article/ap-newsbreak-source-says-rice-video-sent-nfl[/url] This could be the end for Goodell. Let's hope so

If this turns out to be true... I don't even know, to be honest. That shows a serious lack of commitment to keep tabs on players. I doubt it's even the right words to use, but in either case. That's messed up. It shouldn't take this long.

[QUOTE=Spetsnaz95;45944351]If this turns out to be true... I don't even know, to be honest. That shows a serious lack of commitment to keep tabs on players. I doubt it's even the right words to use, but in either case. That's messed up. It shouldn't take this long.[/QUOTE] It's a lot worse than that. If this story turns out to be true it means that the NFL had no intentions of taking any serious action against Rice even after reviewing the video. It would prove that his removal from the team and the league itself was nothing more than a kneejerk PR move. Between this and the congressional inquiry I think we'll be seeing some changes in the leadership of the NFL.

Um, should it really be up to the NFL to play courtroom? Maybe im not fully understanding the situation as i dont follow sports anything, but shouldnt this kind of thing be left to the law?

[QUOTE=Mattk50;45944829]Um, should it really be up to the NFL to play courtroom? Maybe im not fully understanding the situation as i dont follow sports anything, but shouldnt this kind of thing be left to the law?[/QUOTE] Long story short, the NFL doesn't care what its players have done as long as they keep playing until they start getting negative PR. Then they gave the player a slap on the wrist, then only made the punishment an actual punishment when they started getting worse PR after that. If they left it up to the law, the players would be properly punished and then they'd have one less player and they don't want that.

[QUOTE=Mattk50;45944829]Um, should it really be up to the NFL to play courtroom? Maybe im not fully understanding the situation as i dont follow sports anything, but shouldnt this kind of thing be left to the law?[/QUOTE] Yeah that law didn't do too much [QUOTE]Rice rejected a plea offer that would have spared the running back jail time in exchange for completing probation and undergoing anger management. Instead, he pleaded not guilty and applied for a program for first-time offenders that could clear him of charges in as few as six months. The program would require Rice to stay out of trouble and attend regular counseling. Rice was accepted into the program earlier this week, allowing him to avoid trial[/QUOTE] [editline]10th September 2014[/editline] Now according to the AP the video was actually sent 5 months ago

Well if the person hasn't been imprisoned or penalized is it really up to the NFL to, er, penalize them? I dont get this. Im not saying the criminal or civil justice system is great but is it really a good idea to direct your requests towards the NFL to pick up the slack? Did the NFL interfere with the court case to keep their player out of prison or something?