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merrily

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16. Yep. Just like baseball didn't give a damn about juicing as long as it

Wed Sep 17, 2014, 09:50 AM

Sep 2014

was filling the seats.

Did you see the per game figures for these guys? If they're making that much, imagine what the owners and league bigwigs make.

I don't know about baseball, one way or the other, but the NFL gets not for profit status. Not to mention stadiums that taxpayers build or subsidize. And, I don't about the NFL, but baseball is exempt from antitrust laws. So, we all have a stake in this.

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Vikings announce RB Adrian Peterson is out... [View all] MineralMan Sep 2014 OP

Yeah...and Goodell still has a job. nt msanthrope Sep 2014 #1

For now, anyhow. MineralMan Sep 2014 #4

I think you're right. I don't see how he survives this. too many blunders too close together. cali Sep 2014 #8

Yes, and there may well be other cases waiting in the wings. MineralMan Sep 2014 #12

Well, not really HERVEPA Sep 2014 #2

And they were doing that based on public input. MineralMan Sep 2014 #6

Sponsors pull out based on public input because they are merrily Sep 2014 #19

I'm guessing he won't play again for the Vikings. Brickbat Sep 2014 #3

I think you're probably right, but we'll have to see. MineralMan Sep 2014 #10

Yep, the stadium is why I think they'll find a way to get rid of him. Brickbat Sep 2014 #17

The bidding for naming rights is just about to start. MineralMan Sep 2014 #18

The list of NFL running backs that have performed at an incredibly high bullwinkle428 Sep 2014 #20

Peterson's game was at a pretty good peak, but he's almost 30. MineralMan Sep 2014 #21

Just off the top of my head. Jenoch Sep 2014 #40

make no mistake... the lust for cash has now driven his 'suspension' ProdigalJunkMail Sep 2014 #5

Both. See Reply 7 merrily Sep 2014 #9

i can't disagree with any of that ProdigalJunkMail Sep 2014 #24

The NFL's lust for cash is very much tied to bowing to public outrage. merrily Sep 2014 #7

Chemical possibilities get the red out Sep 2014 #11

I'm not sure. Could be, but for me it's MineralMan Sep 2014 #14

Yep. Just like baseball didn't give a damn about juicing as long as it merrily Sep 2014 #16

The NFL organization is not for profit, not the teams, executives, Jenoch Sep 2014 #32

? I said the NFL was. Didn't say the rest were. merrily Sep 2014 #39

maybe, these two events will get nfl thinking. my boys love football, and talk about players, seabeyond Sep 2014 #13

Yes. I'm hoping parents open a dialog about this with MineralMan Sep 2014 #15

my youngest plays. and not necessarily for the game, but for the group social aspect. seabeyond Sep 2014 #22

That's true. There are plenty of HS football coaches who MineralMan Sep 2014 #23

"The exceptions to that are the ones that get noticed, sadly." seabeyond Sep 2014 #27

also, there are a lot of things i like about peterson. this is not all that he is. seabeyond Sep 2014 #28

The lust for cash is bigger than AP! GeorgeGist Sep 2014 #25

Actually the worry about lost cash is bigger than AP. MineralMan Sep 2014 #26

I'm not convinced the Wilfs will sell the team. Jenoch Sep 2014 #34

Perhaps. However, once the stadium is built, MineralMan Sep 2014 #37

on a Packer fan website I visit, there's a rumor the new commish could be Condi Rice!!! a kennedy Sep 2014 #29

This is a good decision by the vikings Gothmog Sep 2014 #30

Well, they finally did the right thing. MineralMan Sep 2014 #31

too bad that they would not do the right thing, for the right reasons, niyad Sep 2014 #33

Yes, it is too bad. Not unexpected, but too bad. MineralMan Sep 2014 #35

so true. "and, if you believe that nonsense, I have some great niyad Sep 2014 #38

"Bad PR? Possible loss of revenue? Aristus Sep 2014 #36