Around The NFL - 2014

[phattymatty]

What other job outside he military punishes you for stuff you do in personal life?

[Sgt PSN]

What other job outside he military punishes you for stuff you do in personal life?

any job in the private sector

Pretty much. At least any job worth a damn. But I do agree completely with SD in the fact that it's bogus to suspend players (or fire employees) for their personal problems or lifestyle. The entire "you represent your employer" nonsense had gone on long enough.

I do not represent my employer outside of the workplace. I represent myself and my family. I am a reflection of them, not some corporation. It's that type of mindset that has allowed corporations to be viewed as people in the first place.

I understand the need to have higher standards when it comes to certain jobs like public office, military/police/etc,  but it's mostly a stupid practice and should probably be illegal.

Josh Gordon smokes a joint and is done for a year. Charlie Sheen does blow off hookers asses and gets a new show. Why?   Because Hollywood don't give a shtein what people do when they aren't at work.

[smeags]

if players dont like being suspended for things in their personal life try to negociate it out of the next CBA. until then don't smoke pot & don't cold cock your woman on video or go try out hollywood where it doesnt matter as much.

[Geowhizzer]

The only thing on your list that's suspension worthy is the PEDs. A dude clocking his wife and smoking weed are personal issues that the NFL has no busy policing. What other job outside he military punishes you for stuff you do in personal life?

If I am arrested, I am out of a job.  Pretty much guaranteed.

[Rome]

Me too Geo. 

[ice grillin you]

Josh Gordon smokes a joint and is done for a year. Charlie Sheen does blow off hookers asses and gets a new show. Why?   Because Hollywood don't give a shtein what people do when they aren't at work.

its pretty much like real life....brothers on the street having their lives ruined for a dime bag....but when a women 911's a domestic violence call most times the couple is told to cut it out and don't make the cop come back tonight

[Eagaholic]

What other job outside he military punishes you for stuff you do in personal life?

any job in the private sector

I do not represent my employer outside of the workplace. I represent myself and my family. I am a reflection of them, not some corporation. It's that type of mindset that has allowed corporations to be viewed as people in the first place.

I understand the need to have higher standards when it comes to certain jobs like public office, military/police/etc,  but it's mostly a stupid practice and should probably be illegal.

It's a good point. Corporate mindset tries to get its tentacles more and more into people's private lives and personal time. Same thing for example with sending emails to personal addresses, especially to per hour employees, which they are expected to read on their own time, or 'expected' attendance at off hours events.

A bit off topic but since we were talking about the Ray Rice thing - I must be a bit twisted for LOL when I saw this headline. SD, is that OK?

MORRISTOWN, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey man has been convicted of fatally stabbing his ex-wife 84 times and covering her face with a pig mask.

[ice grillin you]

it has nothing to do with corporations....in fact you are probably safer committing a crime working for a corporation than a small company

corporations for the most part could give a rats ass about your personal life as long as you are making money for them and they are making money in general

with pro sports its different because their salaries are being paid by the fans and more importantly the advertisers....thus they all have personal conduct clauses in their contracts...so rightfully they are held to a higher standard

[Eagaholic]

These days companies will shteincan an employee for saying something negative about the company on facebook.

[Sgt PSN]

These days companies will shteincan an employee for saying something negative about the company on facebook.

I don't really disagree with that. Don't bite the hand that feeds you. Bitch about your boss or your company all you want, but don't put it in writing or on the Web for all to see.  Now you're just being an idiot and asking for trouble.

[QB Eagles]

with pro sports its different because their salaries are being paid by the fans and more importantly the advertisers....thus they all have personal conduct clauses in their contracts...so rightfully they are held to a higher standard

The leagues are also exempt from federal antitrust law. They go out of their way not to annoy the federal government on drug issues so that their exemptions are not threatened. When morality cop politicians demand that the leagues get tougher on steroids, they usually publicly muse about the extent to which the leagues are legally protected.

[Rome]

Josh Gordon smokes a joint and is done for a year. Charlie Sheen does blow off hookers asses and gets a new show. Why?   Because Hollywood don't give a shtein what people do when they aren't at work.

its pretty much like real life....brothers on the street having their lives ruined for a dime bag....but when a women 911's a domestic violence call most times the couple is told to cut it out and don't make the cop come back tonight

100% false.  If a cop gets called on a DD someone's going to jail.

[smeags]

its pretty much like real life....brothers on the street having their lives ruined for a dime bag....but when a women 911's a domestic violence call most times the couple is told to cut it out and don't make the cop come back tonight

100% false.  If a cop gets called on a DD the guy is going to jail.

correct

[QB Eagles]

Carl Nicks and the Bucs came to some kind of mutual financial agreement. Sounds like he's done with football.

[hbionic]

Who's Carl Nicks?