The league's new policy -- as announced today by commissioner Roger Goodell -- includes provisions for a mandatory minimum six-game suspension for a first-time offense, with an (appealable) lifetime ban for second-time offenders.
Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.
Bryan posted about this very topic earlier this month, but you would have been hard-pressed over the past several months to find someone who agreed with the league's previous policy (or, more fittingly, lack thereof).
In an era in which disciplinary policies across all professional sports are seemingly inconsistent with common sense, this is a long-awaited suggestion that the league has its priorities relatively in order: yes, domestic abuse is worse than smoking weed, and it should finally now be treated as such by the NFL.
Bryan and I are both hoping that this new policy from the U.S.'s largest professional sporting organization helps change the status quo surrounding domestic abuse by athletes. While it has weathered criticism (deservedly) in the wake of the Ray Rice abuse scandal, the NFL's domestic violence problem might not even be the worst in professional sports.
A step is a step. Happy Thursday.
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