NFLPA President Eric Winston Says Suspensions Have Impacted Competitive Balance

July 20, 2016   ·   Scott Polacek   ·   Jump to comments

NFL Players Association President Eric Winston thinks the suspensions dished out by Commissioner Roger Goodell impact the entire league rather than just the individual players and their teams.
Winston spoke about the effects Wednesday on SiriusXM NFL Radio:
I think the one thing that has been lost in this conversation is how much it's affected competitive balance throughout the league. The NFL is always so big on competitive balance, but you see these random suspensions that have been handed down over the last two, three years; it's definitely affected competitive balance.
Sports Illustrated noted Winston's comments came five days after New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady elected not to appeal his four-game suspension that stemmed from Deflategate.
That means the Arizona Cardinals, Miami Dolphins, Houston Texans and Buffalo Bills will line up against the Patriots in those first four games and not have to worry about Brady. Instead, Jimmy Garoppolo figures to ...

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