President Barack Obama had strong words about the NFL in regards to their discipline, saying “you don’t want to be winging it.”
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The NFL has come under fire this season, particularly in the first few weeks, for the league’s domestic violence issue. This is highlighted by the league’s handling, or lack there of, in regards to the situation involving former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice.
Rice hit his wife in a casino elevator, the NFL either saw or didn’t see the video, and suspended him for two games. When TMZ released the video of Rice the NFL re-evaluated the punishment handed down to Rice and suspended him indefinitely, creating an even messier situation.
When President Barack Obama was being interviewed by ESPN syndicated radio host Colin Cowherd, he weighed in on the topic saying that he was glad it shined a light on the issue.
“I think the most prominent example, obviously, was the Ray Rice situation,” he said. “I’m so glad we got more awareness about domestic violence. Obviously, the situation that happened in the Rice family was important, but it did lift up awareness that this is a real problem that we have to root out and men have to change their attitudes and their behavior.”
But when it comes to the league’s handling of the situation, Obama didn’t hold back and was critical of the NFL saying they were behind the curve, ill-prepared and caught off guard.
“The way it was handled also indicates that the NFL was behind the curve, as a lot of institutions have been behind the curve, in sending a clear message,” Obama said. “You don’t want to be winging it when something like this happens. You want to have clear policies in place. The fact that policies have now been established I think will be helpful in sending a message that there’s no place for that kind of behavior in society, whether it’s in sports or anyplace else.”
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