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re: If Goodell Gave Players 8 Game Suspension (max)...

Posted on 7/8/12 at 5:22 pm to
Posted by ctalati32
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Posted on 7/8/12 at 5:22 pm to
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Also, Payton does not seem to mind being gone for a year.


That's because Payton has to be reinstated at the end of the year pending on how he acts this year.

If his suspension was fixed like Vitt's I imagine he would have had more to say on the subject
Posted by Brettesaurus Rex
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Posted on 7/8/12 at 5:42 pm to
Id say no if it was 4 games or less. 8 games is still half of the entire season. 4 games is an every year occurrence for someone like Will Smith.

Honestly if Vilma got 4 and the rest one or two, and Payton got 8 games, I really think this would have blown over. But Goodell feeling the need to make a statement really bit him in the arse.
This post was edited on 7/8/12 at 5:44 pm
Posted by GumboPot
Member since Mar 2009
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Posted on 7/8/12 at 5:55 pm to
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That's because Payton has to be reinstated at the end of the year pending on how he acts this year.


It's my understanding SP's suspension is for one year (NFL football year). SP can rejoin the Saint's at 12 midnight the day after the 2014 Super Bowl. But that does not mean SP can act like a jackass (according to Goodell) and violate the terms of this suspension. I expect SP to generally lay low and if he is cornered by the media he'll speak the NFL line to make Goodell happy. But that does not mean Goodell would change the terms of the suspension on a whim.

On the other hand, GW has been suspended indefinitely. Which basically means to me that Goodell will reinstate GW when ever he wishes. Probably after GW kisses Goodell's ring.
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