PatSunday
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Let's focus on the role of the Ravens organization in the Report (rather than Rice, Goodell or NFL).
The report says Ravens promised to keep the NFL in the loop with any information they get and also The Ravens possessed [info about the complete video sequence] and well understood that the events inside the elevator were under League investigation. They should have shared with the League information critical to its investigation.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...ren-sanders-details-casino-elevator/21463233/
1) The local police informed the Ravens that they were able to recover the in-elevator abuse video, which better explained what happened than the outside-the-elevator aftermath video. The Ravens did not pass this information to the NFL.
2) The police also sent the Ravens a textual description of the in-elevator video. The Ravens, of course, did not share this the textual description with the NFL, either, as they did not tell the NFL of the in-elevator video's existence at all.
3) The Ravens organization and lawyers were instrumental in convincing the prosecutors not to forward the evidence to the NFL (which was waiting to hear the outcome of the criminal case) and to successfully drop charges.
4) The Ravens leaders appeared in Goodell's office to have the abused wife apologize and take blame for the abuse, without telling the NFL the police found the actual video and that the Ravens also had knowledge of the full description of the contents that showed the abused wife was lying about taking the blame. In other words, the Ravens were actively lying to the NFL, not just hiding evidence.
What should the penalty be, if any?
For comparison, the Patriots shared all in-game video recordings of opposing coaches they ever recorded with the NFL. In return, they were fined, lost a first round pick, and had negative rumors throughout their Super Bowl run even though other coaches admitted to having such videos themselves.
As another example, the Patriots also cut a player and stopped selling his merchandise just HOURS after he was arrested for murder charges, and have to live with a 10 million dollars against the cap, plus allowed Hernandez jerseys to be exchanged for free, worth $250,000 of a loss due to the swap.
On the other hand, the 1) Ravens had knowledge of the actual abuse video (rather than aftermath) and 2) exactly what it contained, and 3) did everything they could to lie to the NFL, 4) used the victim as a prop, and 5) hid the video evidence, and 6) cycled through prosecutors until they could find one to drop the case, to bury the video and both the criminal punishment as well as the league punishment.
The report says Ravens promised to keep the NFL in the loop with any information they get and also The Ravens possessed [info about the complete video sequence] and well understood that the events inside the elevator were under League investigation. They should have shared with the League information critical to its investigation.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...ren-sanders-details-casino-elevator/21463233/
1) The local police informed the Ravens that they were able to recover the in-elevator abuse video, which better explained what happened than the outside-the-elevator aftermath video. The Ravens did not pass this information to the NFL.
2) The police also sent the Ravens a textual description of the in-elevator video. The Ravens, of course, did not share this the textual description with the NFL, either, as they did not tell the NFL of the in-elevator video's existence at all.
3) The Ravens organization and lawyers were instrumental in convincing the prosecutors not to forward the evidence to the NFL (which was waiting to hear the outcome of the criminal case) and to successfully drop charges.
4) The Ravens leaders appeared in Goodell's office to have the abused wife apologize and take blame for the abuse, without telling the NFL the police found the actual video and that the Ravens also had knowledge of the full description of the contents that showed the abused wife was lying about taking the blame. In other words, the Ravens were actively lying to the NFL, not just hiding evidence.
What should the penalty be, if any?
For comparison, the Patriots shared all in-game video recordings of opposing coaches they ever recorded with the NFL. In return, they were fined, lost a first round pick, and had negative rumors throughout their Super Bowl run even though other coaches admitted to having such videos themselves.
As another example, the Patriots also cut a player and stopped selling his merchandise just HOURS after he was arrested for murder charges, and have to live with a 10 million dollars against the cap, plus allowed Hernandez jerseys to be exchanged for free, worth $250,000 of a loss due to the swap.
On the other hand, the 1) Ravens had knowledge of the actual abuse video (rather than aftermath) and 2) exactly what it contained, and 3) did everything they could to lie to the NFL, 4) used the victim as a prop, and 5) hid the video evidence, and 6) cycled through prosecutors until they could find one to drop the case, to bury the video and both the criminal punishment as well as the league punishment.
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