Oh what a difference one week can make. Last weekend the NFL was anticipating a great season and instead this week turned into one of the worst in the organization's history—and not because of anything that has transpired on the field. The week began with that horrific video of Ray Rice punching his wife, Janay Palmer, and within hours he was fired from the Baltimore Ravens team and suspended indefinitely. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell quickly found himself in the hot seat with many calling for him to step down and that was before the Minnesota Vikings' star player, Adrian Peterson was charged with causing injury to a child—his 4-year old son. The backlash is loud, especially on social media.
Peterson was immediately deactivated from playing for the Viking's today, a move that has been welcomed even by the most diehard fans. In this instance the NFL is backing up the notion that they will take action against players with real action but is it too little too late? Women's groups all over the country are calling for Goodell to be ousted since it has already been proven that NFL headquarters did indeed receive a copy of that Rice tape long before this past Monday. Banners are scheduled to fly over all four NFL games today simply saying, 'Goodell Must Go.'
Social media has simply blown up with discussion over the NFL and how it has allegedly mishandled things. Cover Girl launched a 'Get Your Game Face On' promotion last week with products to match your favorite team. Millions have retweeted the official promo head shot—but with a Photo-Shopped black eye on Cover Girl's original model just to drive home the point that by being so passive the league appears to be promoting or at the very least minimizing domestic violence.
What are your thoughts on how the NFL has handled things this past week? Should Roger Goodell be pushed out? The 32 team owners have said that if they can prove that Goodell lied then he is a goner, do you believe they'll really take action?
