Starting off with a repulsive Ray Rice domestic violence video released early before the season, the video has been a springboard for other reprehensible violent actions and accusations of a myriad of NFL pro players indicted in domestic violence cases throughout the league in a short two week span.
The growing number of cases is alarming, though not as alarming as the actions being taken across the league for the fiasco that is the NFL domestic violence incidents. While many sponsors have taken action including such notable companies as the Radisson Hotel Chain, releasing affiliation and ties with the Minnesota Vikings. Many other sponsors are equally expressing their displeasure with the NFL's battered public image and are equally as worried about the NFL's future with regards to a set disciplinary actions to be taken to prevent and hem the growing misbehavior of high profile NFL athletes.
It seems that not only are sponsors sweating across the league. Roger Goodell is currently facing outcries to be removed from his Commissioner position after creating an initial lax response to the Ray Rice incident only to then admit defeat after media sources spoke out against the removed focus on the incident and Goodell's placed importance on protecting the player rather than the League and its moral standing.
As more claims are brought against various NFL players with regards to Domestic Violence, a tentative strategic outline was announced by Goodell to curb and "fix" the issues that could spell a new era for the NFL and how it plans to be perceived to the outside world. In totality, an unexpected twist this season as off field issues are doing much more damage to both the players, teams and the league itself, as the NFL tries to regain its identity from a tarnished beginning this season.
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NFL Domestic Violence Covergirl Photoshop: Adweek.com
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NFL Domestic Violence Covergirl Photoshop: Adweek.com
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