{"id":1448,"date":"2009-10-20T12:36:07","date_gmt":"2009-10-20T16:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cfif.org\/v\/freedom_line_blog\/?p=1448"},"modified":"2009-10-20T16:01:28","modified_gmt":"2009-10-20T20:01:28","slug":"the-nfl%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9chigher-standard%e2%80%9d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cfif.org\/v\/freedom_line_blog\/1448\/the-nfl%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9chigher-standard%e2%80%9d\/","title":{"rendered":"The NFL\u2019s \u201cHigher Standard\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

By now, we\u2019ve all heard the news.\u00a0 Rush Limbaugh was part of an investment group bidding to obtain ownership<\/span><\/a> of the St. Louis Rams.\u00a0 Judging by the Rams\u2019 current 0-6 record<\/span><\/a> and their 1-15 mark last year, a change in ownership to just about anyone will help the struggling franchise.\u00a0 It\u2019s difficult to do worse than winless.<\/p>\n

Instead, the NFL and the Mainstream Media demonized Limbaugh with charges of racism and scuttled his ownership bid.\u00a0 NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell even stated<\/span><\/a>, \u201cI\u2019ve said many times before, we\u2019re all held to a higher standard here and I think divisive comments are not what the NFL is all about.\u201d<\/p>\n

Of course, judging by the NFL\u2019s own player rap sheet, one would be hard-pressed to find that \u201chigher standard\u201d in player conduct.\u00a0 In 2009 alone, there have been dozens of players arrested and convicted on charges that ranged from DUI murder to running a drug ring across state lines.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the Dirty Dozen: The NFL\u2019s \u201cHigher Standard\u201d<\/p>\n

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  1. Minnesota Vikings cornerback Cedric Griffin pleaded guilty<\/a> to drunk driving.<\/li>\n
  2. Denver Broncos rookie tight end Richard Quinn was arrested<\/a> on harassment and domestic violence charges.<\/li>\n
  3. San Diego Chargers star linebacker Shawne Merriman was arrested and accused<\/a> of choking and restraining reality TV star Tila Tequila.<\/li>\n
  4. Baltimore Ravens rookie linebacker Tony Fein was arrested and charged<\/a> with assaulting a police officer at a restaurant.<\/li>\n
  5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Aqib Talib was arrested and charged<\/a> with battery and resisting arrest.<\/li>\n
  6. A federal judge sentenced<\/a> former NFL player Travis Henry to three years in prison for financing a drug ring.<\/li>\n
  7. Cleveland Browns Receiver Donte Stallworth gets 30 days in jail<\/a> for a DUI fatality.<\/li>\n
  8. Former San Diego Chargers QB Ryan Leaf wanted on drug charges<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  9. Two New Orleans Saints players were charged with obscenity<\/a>, disturbing the peace and lewd conduct for allegedly being drunk, urinating in public and exposing themselves.<\/li>\n
  10. Oakland Raiders tackle Cornell Green was arrested and charged<\/a> with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon in Tampa, FL, after beating the mother of his two children with an aluminum mop handle.<\/li>\n
  11. Buffalo Bills running back Marshawn Lynch was charged<\/a> with 3 gun-related crimes.<\/li>\n
  12. Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Jonathan Dekker was arrested and charged<\/a> with obstruction of justice.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    For more info visit NFL Crimes NewsBlog<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0 Unfortunately, there is plenty of content to populate the site.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    By now, we\u2019ve all heard the news.\u00a0 Rush Limbaugh was part of an investment group bidding to obtain ownership of the St. Louis Rams.\u00a0 Judging by the Rams\u2019 current 0-6 record and their 1-15 mark last year, a change in ownership to just about anyone will help the struggling franchise.\u00a0 It\u2019s difficult to do worse […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[317,319,323,322,318,321,320],"class_list":["post-1448","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-posts","tag-marshawn-lynch","tag-nfl","tag-roger-goodell","tag-rush-limbaugh","tag-ryan-leaf","tag-shawne-merriman","tag-travis-henry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cfif.org\/v\/freedom_line_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1448","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cfif.org\/v\/freedom_line_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cfif.org\/v\/freedom_line_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cfif.org\/v\/freedom_line_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cfif.org\/v\/freedom_line_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1448"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/cfif.org\/v\/freedom_line_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1448\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1474,"href":"https:\/\/cfif.org\/v\/freedom_line_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1448\/revisions\/1474"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cfif.org\/v\/freedom_line_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1448"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cfif.org\/v\/freedom_line_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1448"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cfif.org\/v\/freedom_line_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1448"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}