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FINE COMING FOR THE COWBOYS?
Posted by Mike Florio on October 15, 2008, 1:32 p.m.
Now that Pacman Jones has been suspended for a minimum of four game due to his latest violation of the Personal Conduct Policy, the question becomes whether the Cowboys will have to pay any of the salary that he would have earned to the charity of the league’s choosing.
Earlier this year, the NFL adopted a new procedure for deterring teams from acquiring and/or keeping players with off-field problems. As of June 1, clubs are subject to fines for violations of the Personal Conduct Policy committed by their players.
“The plan is that the club to be fined will be the club to which the player belonged at the time of the arrest or violation,” NFL spokesman Greg Aiello told Alex Marvez of FOXSports.com in late May. “But it only applies to arrests or violations occurring after June 1.”
Though not arrested, Pacman Jones violated the Personal Conduct Policy; otherwise, he wouldn’t have been suspended. There’s a potential loophole, however. The NFL could find that Pacman wasn’t suspended for violating the Personal Conduct Policy, but for violating the terms of his reinstatement.
Regardless of whether the league opts to engage in splitting hairs, this is precisely the kind of situation in which a stiff fine might help teams be more careful about giving a player his next second chance.
Then again, if the Cowboys are required to fork over to the Human Fund the wages that Pacman would have earned over the next four weeks, will it really deter the billionaire who owns the team from taking risks in the name of winning games? As we’ve previously argued, the only way to get teams to think twice about acquiring players with a history of problems is to begin stripping away draft picks.
Posted by Mike Florio on October 15, 2008, 1:32 p.m.
Now that Pacman Jones has been suspended for a minimum of four game due to his latest violation of the Personal Conduct Policy, the question becomes whether the Cowboys will have to pay any of the salary that he would have earned to the charity of the league’s choosing.
Earlier this year, the NFL adopted a new procedure for deterring teams from acquiring and/or keeping players with off-field problems. As of June 1, clubs are subject to fines for violations of the Personal Conduct Policy committed by their players.
“The plan is that the club to be fined will be the club to which the player belonged at the time of the arrest or violation,” NFL spokesman Greg Aiello told Alex Marvez of FOXSports.com in late May. “But it only applies to arrests or violations occurring after June 1.”
Though not arrested, Pacman Jones violated the Personal Conduct Policy; otherwise, he wouldn’t have been suspended. There’s a potential loophole, however. The NFL could find that Pacman wasn’t suspended for violating the Personal Conduct Policy, but for violating the terms of his reinstatement.
Regardless of whether the league opts to engage in splitting hairs, this is precisely the kind of situation in which a stiff fine might help teams be more careful about giving a player his next second chance.
Then again, if the Cowboys are required to fork over to the Human Fund the wages that Pacman would have earned over the next four weeks, will it really deter the billionaire who owns the team from taking risks in the name of winning games? As we’ve previously argued, the only way to get teams to think twice about acquiring players with a history of problems is to begin stripping away draft picks.
