Procter & Gamble cancels on-field NFL promotion

[Omaha Steve]

http://apnews.excite.com/article/20140919/nfl-sponsorships-e8ffcb96da.html

By MAE ANDERSON

NEW YORK (AP) — Procter & Gamble is canceling an on-field breast cancer awareness promotion it had been planning with the National Football League, the latest sponsor to respond to the NFL's growing problems.

The consumer products maker is the latest major sponsor, following PepsiCo and Anheuser-Busch, to show concern over the NFL's handling of domestic abuse allegations against several players. The move came as NFL commissioner Roger Goodell held a press conference to say that the NFL needs to change its policies and will implement new personal conduct policies sometime before the Super Bowl early next year.

"I made a mistake. I'm not satisfied by the process that we went through. I'm not satisfied with the conclusions," he said during the conference.

Women make up 35 percent of the average audience of 17.4 million during a regular season NFL game, and the NFL has made it a point to reach out to women in recent years.

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FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2012, file photo, an NFL pink ribbon logo commemorating Breast Cancer Awareness Month is painted on the field during an NFL football game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Dallas Cowboys in Baltimore. Procter & Gamble is canceling an on-field breast cancer awareness promotion it had been planning with the National Football League, the latest sponsor to respond to the NFL's growing problems. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File0

[yeoman6987]

1. See this I can't see why they still can't support Brest cancer

The NFL has to fix the domestic violence in their ranks. True! Brest cancer is a disease that hopefully will be wiped out. True! I think the company could still help the breast cancer awareness while still wanting the NFL to work on domestic violence.

[ScreamingMeemie]

2. Personally, I'd like to see them switch to Ovarian Cancer Awareness.

We are all aware of breast cancer. We have all donated money, time, attention, etc. to breast cancer treatment. I lost my best friend to ovarian cancer last year. Ovarian cancer that she was told three times was just "women's troubles," "hypochondria," and "menopause."

I am glad for the pink ribbon; now, let's get going on the teal one.

[yeoman6987]

3. I agree! That is a horrid cancer too.