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Cable could still face a suspension
Posted by Mike Florio on October 4, 2009 12:22 PM ET
That August jaw-breaking incident between Raiders coach Tom Cable and defensive assistant Randy Hanson has been largely quiet of late.
But it's not going away.
According to Jay Glazer of FOX, Cable still might face a suspension.
"This is not getting pushed under the rug," NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell told Glazer on Saturday.
Goodell said that he plans to interview Cable, and that action could be taken based on the information developed by authorities in California that continue to investigate the situation.
Per Glazer, Goodell pointed out that Cable isn't exempt from punishment because he's a head coach.
Actually, Cable -- as a non-player -- supposedly is held to an even higher standard. And since he has no union and thus no collectively-bargained rights to protect him, Cable is more vulnerable to a bad outcome.
Speaking of the union, NFLPA Executive Director De Smith should be poised to blow a gasket if the league looks the other way on this one at a time when players are being suspended whenever they commit misconduct of any kind.
Last year, the Panthers promptly suspended receiver Steve Smith for two games after he rearranged the face of former teammate Ken Lucas. As we heard it at the time (or as someone else reported it -- I can't freakin' remember), the league was ready to suspend Smith if the Panthers hadn't.
So if there's evidence to support a conclusion that Cable broke Hanson's jaw and if Cable isn't suspended, the players will have every right to complain about the existence of a double standard.
Posted by Mike Florio on October 4, 2009 12:22 PM ET
That August jaw-breaking incident between Raiders coach Tom Cable and defensive assistant Randy Hanson has been largely quiet of late.
But it's not going away.
According to Jay Glazer of FOX, Cable still might face a suspension.
"This is not getting pushed under the rug," NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell told Glazer on Saturday.
Goodell said that he plans to interview Cable, and that action could be taken based on the information developed by authorities in California that continue to investigate the situation.
Per Glazer, Goodell pointed out that Cable isn't exempt from punishment because he's a head coach.
Actually, Cable -- as a non-player -- supposedly is held to an even higher standard. And since he has no union and thus no collectively-bargained rights to protect him, Cable is more vulnerable to a bad outcome.
Speaking of the union, NFLPA Executive Director De Smith should be poised to blow a gasket if the league looks the other way on this one at a time when players are being suspended whenever they commit misconduct of any kind.
Last year, the Panthers promptly suspended receiver Steve Smith for two games after he rearranged the face of former teammate Ken Lucas. As we heard it at the time (or as someone else reported it -- I can't freakin' remember), the league was ready to suspend Smith if the Panthers hadn't.
So if there's evidence to support a conclusion that Cable broke Hanson's jaw and if Cable isn't suspended, the players will have every right to complain about the existence of a double standard.
