The can of worms seems bottomless. Roger Goodell and the NFL are looking worse by the minute in the Ray Rice scandal. While the NFL and Goodell claimed they never saw the second tape of Ray Rice punching his wife in the face twice in an elevator, the AP is reporting that his office received it. They have confirmed with a voicemail.
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Roger Goodell has been adamant about refusing to resign. That may change in the wake of this news. However, if he avoids unemployment, it makes a terrible statement about the NFL’s policy on domestic abuse. There is another solution. The NFL is comprised of two parts: the league and the players. So the players can make a statement. They could boycott games.
Former NFL cornerback and current NFL reporter Brian Mitchell said in a pair of tweets:
"“It’s time for NFL Players to show solidarity and show @nflcommish [Roger Goodell] and the owners that they won’t stand for this BS. Boycott games if Roger Goodell is not REPRIMANDED seriously. You’ve been fighting an uphill battle. Now you all have the POWER.”"
It’s a nice sentiment, but a difficult one to execute. NBA players organized a silent protest against Donald Sterling, but it was nothing of this magnitude or extremity. All they did was lay their jerseys on the floor.
Mitchell is thinking in the right frame of mind. If the league office won’t do the right thing, the players should.
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