Player Hatin'

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said if Pacman Jones can find the light, he can one day return to the NFL. Goodell is in no way lenient and I think he is handling the manner appropriately but should the league take more severe actions to set a precedence? On the radio show, Mike and Mike, Goddell said, "I've been consistent on this one. He has to recognize his responsibility to play in the NFL." The bigger issue is are professional sports doing enough to help these players recognize the responsibility. Like baseball’s Darryl Strawberry, Jones has had a large number of legal mishaps. There is no way the NFL or any league should be held responsible for a player’s conduct, but is time for someone to be made example of. A year ago Commissioner Stern made it a rule that basketball players should show up for work dress like they are going to work. Many star players decried this rule and even said it was discriminatory, but I do not see that. I see it as Stern making the players known that if they want a job, they must adhere to the company’s rule. It is indeed a profession and to act or look disrespectful is to disrespect one’s boss. Regardless of the situation, some players need to get their stuff together, or get out.