The NFL is a Hypocrite

I'm furious. The NFL has been going on this "safety of the players/player image" sabbatical, fining and suspending players all over the league for their violent hits/extracurricular activities. They suspended Ben Roethelisburgr (I probably spelled that wrong) for 4 games for being accused of something.

Over the weekend, Andre Johnson and Cortland Finnegan brawled on the field. And I don't just mean during the play. They went above and beyond. They were kicked out of the game and following that fined $25,000.

No suspension.

I wasn't really furious until I heard the reasoning behind why they did not suspend Johnson; while watching SportsCenter this evening, Adam Schefter said that the NFL did not want to suspend Andre Johnson because it would put the Texans at a serious disadvantage playing on Thursday against the Eagles on the NFL Network.

What the hell is that? Really. They didn't suspend them because they were worried about the team's next game? Did they think about that when they suspended Big Ben? Or any of the other players? When did the NFL give a damn about a team over the league's image?

Fighting cannot be tolerated on the field. Fining them for 25k really isn't anything when these players make several million a year. By not suspending them they are proving they are hypocrites. They blow all this smoke about protecting players heads from concussions and Andre Johnson punches a player in the head twice without his helmet on. How are they really doing in protecting players if they don't suspend them for this?

To add to the hypocrisy and proving the NFL is a bunch of money hungry bastards, the game this week is on the NFL Network, which is (conveniently) owned, operated, and the profits go to the NFL. The game they are showcasing would look much worse if one opposing team didn't have it's top weapon, right? Which means the NFL would lose money. Why would they ever want to do that? What's more important; making a couple extra million or telling their players (role models) that you can get away with fist fights on the NFL field on national television?

Maybe I'm just wound up because this upcoming game is against my Eagles and it doesn't seem fair.

The NFL is telling the world they care more about the money than doing what's right. They want to talk about doing the right thing, but hope they can get away with turning a blind eye to the right thing.

I'm going back to hockey.