I’m the guy who in a Bleacher Report article attempted to tie NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to racism after he, in my opinion, pitched Ben Roethlisberger a creampuff with his six week suspension that could turn into four provided that Big Ben quickly changes his evil ways.
Many arguments against my claim were presented to me.
Those of you who educated me on the facts surrounding Mr. Goodell’s decisions were right, and I was wrong.
I consider this general mea culpa enough to put me in a position to move on.
Therefore, on another front, my acrimonious tone in this article’s first paragraph is justified.
I just finished Sports Illustrated writer Jack McCallum’s piece on the subject of Big Ben running amok.
Simply stated, the way Ben Roethlisberger treats women is inexcusable, and the lame “punishment” doled out by Mr. Goodell is a slap in the faces of women everywhere.
What this all means is Big Ben’s women problems have become Roger Goodell’s.
Granted, Ben has all but destroyed the goodwill his many fans give him.
However, Mr. Goodell’s concerns radiate far beyond ...
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