White House comments on NFL domestic abuse problem

Just how bad is the NFL’s domestic abuse problem? Well, the White House is chiming in.

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It is clear that after the recent incidents involving Ray Rice of the Baltimore Ravens, Ray McDonald of the San Francisco 49ers, Greg Hardy of the Carolina Panthers, Jonathan Dwyer of the Arizona Cardinals and even Adrian Peterson of the Minnesota Vikings that — as the White House says — “it’s important that the league get a handle” on the problem.

A White House senior administrative official said that the NFL must “have a zero tolerance” and that “the most recent revelations of abuse by the NFL players is really deeply troubling.”

Here is what the administrative official said at the White House public awareness campaign on preventing sexual assaults on college campuses, via CBS Sports:

"“The NFL has an obligation not only to their fans but to the American people to properly discipline anyone involved in domestic violence or child abuse and more broadly, gain control of the situation,” the official continued.“Many of these professional athletes are marketed as role models to young people and so their behavior does have the potential to influence these young people, and it’s one of the many reasons it’s important that the league get a handle on this and have a zero tolerance.”"

The string of off-field issues has become a big problem and has brought plenty of negative attention on the league, so it is clear that the new domestic policy in place still may not be enough.

It is time for change. You cannot question that.

What you can question, however, is whether or not NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is actually the right man to lead that charge.

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