NFL offers to reduce Vilma's suspension to 8 games

[Snell41]

Originally Posted by patman

I don't think he is buckling because of the suit, but because of the opinion of many that he is being to tough.

I think of it as more of making peace with the union and the players than Vilma personally. Like charlie brown has said, the union even told Vilma he does not have a shot in court of proving it. But in any compromise with the union, management needs something, in this case keep the NFL out of court. Just going to court is a black eye on the NFL PR wise. l

Oh I disagree. Goodell had appealed to courts and the Players Union to force Vilma to drop this suit and has not had much luck so far. I think Goodell is scared at the precedent it sets if a player personally sues him and wins. If Vilma wins this case it basically opens the door for all players to bring a personal lawsuit any time he hands out discipline. Goodell's offer was specifically dependent on Vilma's guarantee to drop the personal lawsuit.

[McGinley]

Originally Posted by Snell41

Oh I disagree. Goodell had appealed to courts and the Players Union to force Vilma to drop this suit and has not had much luck so far. I think Goodell is scared at the precedent it sets if a player personally sues him and wins. If Vilma wins this case it basically opens the door for all players to bring a personal lawsuit any time he hands out discipline. Goodell's offer was specifically dependent on Vilma's guarantee to drop the personal lawsuit.

It was reported that the original claim of an offer was false, though.

[FijiJet]

Originally Posted by Untouchable

Not to mention who in the hell is going to challenge America in football?

Good question indeed. Goodell is on a power trip and does things far too arbitrarily. The NFL would benefit from losing this despot.

[Untouchable]

Originally Posted by sec.101row23

Exactly, who else even plays American football in the rest of the world? Canada?

Canada is the only other country I can think of.

And I don't see how some ragtag CFL defense could stop Rodgers or Brady from dropping 70+ on them.

Hey, at least it would guarantee us another gold.

[McGinley]

Originally Posted by Untouchable

Canada is the only other country I can think of.

And I don't see how some ragtag CFL defense could stop Rodgers or Brady from dropping 70+ on them.

Hey, at least it would guarantee us another gold.

I think the Aussies are pretty fond of American Football, too.

[Untouchable]

Originally Posted by McGinley

I think the Aussies are pretty fond of American Football, too.

Maybe so, but who honestly thinks that they would provide us with any sort of legitimate competition?

Football is basically a religion in this country.

[McGinley]

Originally Posted by Untouchable

Maybe so, but who honestly thinks that they would provide us with any sort of legitimate competition?

Football is basically a religion in this country.

Oh, I agree. I was just saying.

[TheMikeIsHot]

Originally Posted by Untouchable

Canada is the only other country I can think of.

And I don't see how some ragtag CFL defense could stop Rodgers or Brady from dropping 70+ on them.

Hey, at least it would guarantee us another gold.

Very true. Nobody else would have a QB worth starting... and if they did, he wouldn't be standing long.

Although, it was the same situation with basketball. Nobody could touch the Dream Team but things are different today. More people across the globe are playing basketball because of them.

I think football would see a similar explosion in global interest.

The other hard part about making football an Olympic sport is, how many games could one team possibly play in two weeks?

[escamoter2]

If I'm Vilma, I refuse to settle because the NFL has already tarnished my reputation so I'm going to tarnish Roger's reputation and make some money off of it. Roger may very well be found guilty of defamation because of the way he characterized this publicly.

[lamont_jordan_rules]

... german love american football too ...





(and david hasselhoff)



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