commentary...

to the unnamed NFL players,who respect suspended New Orleans Saints' Jonathan Vilma,for suing NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell,for defamation,in federal court... one question:if Vilma did what is alleged,in the NFL "bounty" scandal(putting a $10,000 bounty,on your health,during a NFL game),how would you feel being carted off the field? this situation honestly makes me very sick,because it is not because of "clearing your name",it is to embarrass NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell,and simply gutting the Commissioner's power to suspend NFL scofflaws,and to play in the 2012 NFL season... in other words,it is all about the money... i do respect the NFL players who have played fair,in going through the appeals' process... i hope they get justice,no matter what it is,but in the case of Jonathan Vilma,and let us play devil's advocate,for a moment,if he is innocent,why would Commissioner Goodell suspend him for a year? the NFL must have evidence to prove their point,and to tell me that Commissioner Goodell has a grudge,against Vilma,is stupid,because he is the Commissioner of the NFL,and he wants to make the NFL safer for the players,but Vilma has hatred for Commissioner Goodell's actions,and it seems to be very personal between them...
however,the fact is that the NFLPA wants to curtail Commissioner Goodell's power to suspend players,because they think it is not fair,and they simply are using Vilma's animosity toward Commissioner Goodell,to prove their point that Commissioner Goodell has no power to suspend players(for actions in the locker rooms)... one question:NFLPA,why did you not go after the powers of the Commissioner to suspend players,in the current collective bargaining agreement... it was because you wanted labor peace for ten years,and now you want to strip Goodell of those powers,and you want a independent arbitrator,or the NFL's appointed arbitrator to decide the case for the players,when in fact,all you want is for the players not to be suspended,for the upcoming season... what about the safety of the players,who were hurt,by the Saints' executives,coaches,and players who knew of the "bounty" system,put it into the game plans,and then allowed the players to execute the hits on the players who were hurt? NFLPA,you say that you are for the players... HA HA!!!!!! you are for the power to dictate,to the NFL Commissioner,to the owners,and to the fans that you are all-powerful... what hogwash!!!