Report: Josh Brown is trying to clarify how he abused his wife
By John Buhler
New York Giants suspended kicker Josh Brown has denied the writings in his journal, claiming that he never struck his wife.
A domestic violence dispute is once again bringing all sorts of negative attention to the NFL. New York Giants suspended kicker Josh Brown is on the commissioner’s exempt list because of the altercation he had with his wife Molly Brown.
The Giants and the NFL knew about him reportedly beating his wife on multiple occasions, yet allowed him to play for New York as their kicker this season. He has since been replaced by free agent Robbie Gould now that Brown has been put on commissioner Roger Goodell’s exempt list.
Not only did the NFL once again botch this investigation, but now Brown apparently claims his innocence in the whole thing. This guy is unbelievable.
Giants K Josh Brown issues a statement through ESPN saying "I never struck my wife and I never would".
— Ralph Vacchiano (@RalphVacchiano) October 25, 2016
Brown said he “never struck [his] wife and [he] never would. Well, that completely contradicts what he supposedly wrote in his journal, detailing all the times he hit his wife. The truth is Brown is never going to play in the NFL again. His reputation is tarnished like former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice’s was in 2014 after a video surfaced of him cold-cocking his wife in an elevator.
The startling part about this whole public relations nightmare isn’t Brown claiming his innocence, but for the NFL and the Giants organization to let this blow up in the first place. One would think the most popular sports league in the world would be more proactive in how it handles domestic violence issues.
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The league can claim it cares about women with all of its pink displayed during Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, but it needs to get a clue about domestic violence. Stop being tone-deaf!