Twitter: Josh Brent likely to be suspended

[WoodysGirl]

 

[TellerMorrow34]

And I don't know how anyone could have thought that he wouldn't get some sort of league punishment.

 

[erod]

And I don't know how anyone could have thought that he wouldn't get some sort of league punishment.

I know of nobody who thought he wouldn't get something.

It's just a matter of how much Goodell considers a year out of the league and jail time part of that punishment.

 

[Machete]

given the backlash that Goodell got with the whole Ray Rice scenario, I think he is going to bring down the hammer on this suspension.

 

[RonSpringsdaman20]

1 extra year? Just a guess.... we'll see.

 

[John813]

No more than 4 games. IMO

 

[Derekmtl85]

I'll say 6 games.

 

[Idgit]

Jerry had a hunch this would happen.

I'm sorry, but, whatever happens, this whole thing looks like it's been orchestrated from start to finish between Brent's camp, the league, and the Cowboys.

 

[DFWJC]

Two totally different cases, but an honest question....
Once Vick got out of jail, what his additional league penalty?

 

[RonSpringsdaman20]

Jerry had a hunch this would happen.

I'm sorry, but, whatever happens, this whole thing looks like it's been orchestrated from start to finish between Brent's camp, the league, and the Cowboys.

interesting take...

 

[joseephuss]

I bet he gets 5 to 6 games.

 

[TellerMorrow34]

6 to 8 games most likely.

 

[Idgit]

interesting take...

Not really saying it's any big conspiracy or anything. I think the issue has huge PR implications for the league (not just the character thing, but Jerry Brown's mother's reaction goes right to the heart-strings of a major NFL target demographic). It just looks like something they all sat down on early and said 'ok, what's the best way to handle this from a legal/league/PR perspective,' and then they did that.

Little things: the abrupt retirement, the Cowboys getting him a job running forklift while he awaited trial, the way the Cowboys leaked that he'd return to the team before any ruling was made. How circumspect the unable-to-be-circumspect Jerry Jones has been since Brent was released from prison. Then the deliberate silence on the ruling through the dress rehearsal game. It just seems 'handled' to me.

That said, Brent's been working out at some expense at a private facility for the last several weeks. I think he thinks he's going to play some meaningful snaps this season, at least. I guess we'll find out, soon enough.

 

[TwoCentPlain]

Suspension? You don't say. I wonder what for.

The Rams Little only got 5 games if I remember correctly after he,while driving drunk, killed a mother in another car. So, I guess five games is about right based on precedent. If so, the Denver fans will complain that Prater got 4 games and he didn't even kill anyone while Brent got 5 games and Rice only got 2 games for a KO.

 

[fifaguy]

inb4 Ray Rice length suspension... not srs

 

[RonSpringsdaman20]

Not really saying it's any big conspiracy or anything. I think the issue has huge PR implications for the league (not just the character thing, but Jerry Brown's mother's reaction goes right to the heart-strings of a major NFL target demographic). It just looks like something they all sat down on early and said 'ok, what's the best way to handle this from a legal/league/PR perspective,' and then they did that.

Little things: the abrupt retirement, the Cowboys getting him a job running forklift while he awaited trial, the way the Cowboys leaked that he'd return to the team before any ruling was made. How circumspect the unable-to-be-circumspect Jerry Jones has been since Brent was released from prison. Then the deliberate silence on the ruling through the dress rehearsal game. It just seems 'handled' to me.

That said, Brent's been working out at some expense at a private facility for the last several weeks. I think he thinks he's going to play some meaningful snaps this season, at least. I guess we'll find out, soon enough.

I didn't see it as a conspiracy or anything... I just never saw it approached that way, hence I thought it was interesting.
good points

 

[RonSpringsdaman20]

Suspension? You don't say. I wonder what for.

The Rams Little only got 5 games if I remember correctly after he,while driving drunk, killed a mother in another car. So, I guess five games is about right based on precedent. If so, the Denver fans will complain that Prater got 4 games and he didn't even kill anyone while Brent got 5 games and Rice only got 2 games for a KO.

good point.

 

[Bungarian]

4 games is a good guess

 

[Deep_South]

After a player has dealt with the criminal justice system, a suspension is essentially meaningless, IMO. I fail to see the point because it looks like they are just piling on after the whistle.

 

[Idgit]

4 games is a good guess

That's kind of the neighborhood I'm thinking we're looking at. If so, we'll have an influx of defenders week five (Brent and Scandrick), and, maybe, week 7 (Spencer and Okoye).