Which crimes should result in loss of employment for NFL players?

None. You should only lose your NFL spot if going to jail interferes with your playing and teamwork.

What would make it loss of employment in your job? There is your answer.

keters peter wrote:

None. You should only lose your NFL spot if going to jail interferes with your playing and teamwork.

^This, but this is not politically correct. The popular opinion is if your crime was assault against a female or child abuse, you should be punished twice and lose your job.

The courts should make punishments severe enough so that the employers don't feel like they need to add more punishment.

The only thing they should lose is their protective padding. The only reason I watch these thugs now is to see them get injured. I'm particularly fond of knee injuries, btw.

This thread pulled some odd responses, but a conviction can affect someone's ability to do their job if their job involves how they are perceived by the public.

A professional athlete, needs to draw fans so public perception can be construed to be part of the job.

In my opinion. Otherwise an employer shouldn't put additional punishment on to what the court decided.

The NFL is not a regular job. They don't manufacture things. The only value in what they do is that we like to see them do it. It's entertainment, pure and simple.

Therefore, it makes sense that employability be tied to public perception. So I guess the answer is, any crime could lead to loss of employment. Hell, it could be for less than a crime, it could be for off color comments or something like that.

Why are people so obsessed with this topic? Anyone in the public eye who relies in part on their popularity to make money needs to be wary of tarnishing their image and reputation. This includes dumb football players, too.

The crime is that people still watch the NFL. It's a joke.

What world do you live in where it takes a crime to lose your job? Do you work for the government? I have always worked places where they fire people if they are perceived as bad for business or unpleasant to work with.

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The NFL is a regular job unless the owners get their players to sign contracts stating it isn't.

I'm sure it is in some contracts but I'm just as sure it isn't in others.

Owners should have really high standards related to public perception written into contracts. Players should have really high standards related to insurance against injuries written inot contracts.

1. The crime of missing too many blocks

2. The crime of throwing too many interceptions

3. The crime of making too many fumbles

4. The crime of failing to prevent the opposing WRs from making TD catches

5. The crime of consistently missing FGs inside 45-yards

ho hum wrote:

Why are people so obsessed with this topic? Anyone in the public eye who relies in part on their popularity to make money needs to be wary of tarnishing their image and reputation. This includes dumb football players, too.

This is correct, but only for the NFL does there seem to be such a call from the public lynch mob for lifetime bans. It makes sense to me in this situation for the Ravens to cut ties to Ray Rice. He loses his endorsements, faces a several game or even one year suspension, and then lets things die down and looks for another opportunity next year. He'll have to accept a severely discounted contract to start, but if he keeps his head down and is productive, eventually he'll redeem himself. But it seems like there are many voices calling for nothing short of a lifetime ban. I haven't heard anyone say Chris Brown should never be allowed to sing again. Floyd Mayweather just made a bazillion dollars on his fight a week ago and I didn't read or hear anyone demanding that he should never be allowed to box again. Politicians who have done all kinds of awful $h@t sit on the sidelines until things calm down and get back in the game. Actors who do terrible things aren't banned from movies. Nobody seems to get too upset about any of this. But currently there's a large group of people who think that Goodell should be handing out lifetime bans like candy on Halloween. I don't quite understand it. Not to mention, I highly doubt a Ray Rice lifetime ban would hold up against an appeals process, and if these lifetime bans started becoming the norm, the power of the commissioner to discipline would become a huge sticking point in the next collective bargaining agreement.

Public reaction determines which actions (not just crimes) can result in loss of employment.

I think someone convicted of rape would be released and would have a hard time coming back later.

But the public doesn't wait for convictions to make their voice heard and put pressure on suspensions and releases.

No Crime should exclude these fine athletes from playing..

In committing their crimes they are just doing what they do best.