With Roger Goodell announcing this week that the one-year suspension of Pacman Jones will not be shortened, it only seemed right to include this rant from Chris Russo (of Mike and the Mad Dog) last year after receiving a phone call from a relative of the paralyzed victim from the Vegas strip club. Regardless of how you feel about the situation, you have to love the fire here:
Perhaps Goodell's punishments thus far have set a new precedent for severity. However, I can't help but feel that this is the best thing for the NFL. Pacman Jones is an extraordinarily talented player, but when he keeps making headlines the way he has been, he hurts the league far more than he could ever help it on the field. It's crazy to think that these types of punishments haven't been dished out in previous years. Think about this: Leonard Little only served 8 games for driving drunk and killing a woman. This is an absolute disgrace, and people barely remember it now. Going with what Russo says in his rant, imagine if that had been your mother, and 9 years later Little was still living the life of an NFL superstar. The players now are being punished much more severely for crimes that are less severe. This is a neccesary change. The league can't keep protecting these guys. These players need to be held accountable for their actions, and that will only happen if they really believe that their career can be jeopardized by their decisions.
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