In a ruling handed down on Tuesday, Goodell told Jonathan Vilma, Anthony Hargrove, Will Smith and Scott Fujita that each is still welcome to meet with him to give their side of the story, and that he reserves the right to reduce the suspensions should new information be brought forth. Instead, the players intend to fight Goodell’s rulings through the federal court system, the Associated Press reports. The players have declined to meet with Goodell because they have argued that Goodell lacked the jurisdiction to rule in the matter and has violated the spirit of the league’s Collective Bargaining Agreement by making public statements about the case that demonstrated he could not be a neutral arbitrator. The players likely would have relinquished those legal arguments had they met with the commissioner to defend themselves through the NFL’s regular disciplinary process. Source: The Redzone
My grandfather used to tell me.. "If you can't do the time don't do the crime". These dudes are just making it worse on themselves. SMH
At first I thought this was a good idea but the more I thought about it and chatted with some lawyer friends, they really don't have a chance. They may get a lower court to side with them but the appellate courts are notorious about siding with the businesses. Take your lick.
