Roger Goodell And The NFL

Roger Goodell has come under fire in recent weeks for his handling of the Ray Rice situation and other situations that have come up. Roger Goodell is tasked with one job and that is protecting the interests of the NFL and those interests are primarily those of the team owners in the NFL. It is in the best interests of the NFL to put their best players on the field. Some of those best players are Ray Rice, Adrian Peterson, Robert Hardy, and any of the others that have been in trouble lately. Roger Goodell tried sweeping the Ray Rice situation under the rug and he got busted. The Minnesota Vikings tried downplaying the Adrian Peterson situation and only sitting him out one game. Peterson is the Vikings best player. The NFL received so much public opposition to everything that was going on, they suggested to the Vikings that they need to suspend him indefinitely. The same thing with the Carolina Panthers and Robert Hardy. Hardy had already been convicted of a crime committed against his then girlfriend but the Panthers did not do anything until public opinion went against them. I think the NFL should have been proactive and took immediate action. The players in question should have been suspended until the outcome of their situation was settled. Same thing for the owners. They should be suspended from all team activities until the outcome of their situation is settled. The players and owners are partners in the NFL and should be held to the same societal standards of good behavior.