Roger Goodell Discusses Public Perception of NFL’s Response to Domestic Violence

October 22, 2016   ·   Tim Daniels   ·   Jump to comments

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Friday there's a misunderstanding among those who criticize the league for its perceived problems with punishment when it comes to issues such as domestic violence and touchdown celebrations.
Richard Conway of the BBC spoke with Goodell about the backlash the league has received in the wake of the Josh Brown domestic-violence case. The commissioner said he believes it's hard for those on the outside to grasp how the NFL handles discipline.
"I understand the public's misunderstanding of those things and how that can be difficult for them to understand how we get to those positions," Goodell said. "But those are things that we have to do. I think it's a lot deeper and a lot more complicated than it appears, but it gets a lot of focus."
Despite a league mandate from 2014 that called for a six-game ban for a first domestic-violence offense, Brown was suspended for one game after the NFL investigated his May 2015 arrest.
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