NFL Discipline For Taylor
 

I don't want to really start another Sean Taylor thread but I would like your feedback on how, and if the the league decides to further discipline Sean, just what form it might take. Fine, suspension, or both? Do you feel he should be further disciplined?

Discuss......

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I dunno but this article kind of scared me a little bit[URL="http://www.profootballtalk.com/rumormill.htm"]http://www.profootballtalk.com/rumormill.htm[/URL]

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[QUOTE=dirthogs311]I dunno but this article kind of scared me a little bit[URL="http://www.profootballtalk.com/rumormill.htm"]http://www.profootballtalk.com/rumormill.htm[/URL][/QUOTE]

1) There's no way the Redskins will choose to pursue the signing bonus money (which is what the article says must happen).

2) How can the NFL suspend a player for pleading "no contest"? I guess "how" is not the right question, but why? That's not even a guilty plea. It would be one thing if he pled guilty to a misdemeanor or two, but that simply hasn't happened. I've seen this same quote about a one or two game suspension for "similar incidents," but does anyone know of any? Specifically, an incident in which a player pled no contest to a misdemeanor and got suspended by the league?

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[quote=MonkManiac]1) There's no way the Redskins will choose to pursue the signing bonus money (which is what the article says must happen).

2) How can the NFL suspend a player for pleading "no contest"? I guess "how" is not the right question, but why? That's not even a guilty plea. It would be one thing if he pled guilty to a misdemeanor or two, but that simply hasn't happened. I've seen this same quote about a one or two game suspension for "similar incidents," but does anyone know of any? Specifically, an incident in which a player pled no contest to a misdemeanor and got suspended by the league?[/quote]

No contest means you accept the charges, doesn't it?? I think it's equivalent to admitting guilt (correct me if I'm wrong, lawyer types).

Whatever he pleads guilty to, he's susceptible to NFL punishment accordingly. I have no problem if the NFL decides to suspend him one game. That would be fair.

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[quote=Schneed10]No contest means you accept the charges, doesn't it?? I think it's equivalent to admitting guilt (correct me if I'm wrong, lawyer types).

Whatever he pleads guilty to, he's susceptible to NFL punishment accordingly. I have no problem if the NFL decides to suspend him one game. That would be fair.[/quote]

no, no contest specially means you're NOT admitting guilt. though since you waive the right to a trial, the judge can sentence you as if you were guilty.

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If he gets suspended could he go the Jamal Lewis route and pick which game he misses?

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The skins are not going to persue any action they have to good of a deal with his contract as it goes. If the league hit him with a game or two suspension would not be that bad. If we were told last year that the worst thing would be a game or two suspension we would have been very hapy.

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[quote=That Guy]no, no contest specially means you're NOT admitting guilt. though since you waive the right to a trial, the judge can sentence you as if you were guilty.[/quote]

OK thanks for the clarification. But when it comes down to it, it's really splitting hairs when you're talking about the difference between "no contest" and a guilty plea. Either way you're sentenced as guilty, and you go down in the books as having committed the offense. In terms of the NFL's policy, I don't see any reason why they should punish Taylor any differently for a "no contest" compared to a "guilty" plea.

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One game good. Two games very bad.

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Fined...definitely

Suspension...most likely 1 game. Hopefully the first game of the season (not worried about Brad Johnson beating us with the deep ball).

If the league takes its own sweet time to dole out the suspension, then it could come at a critical time in our season (like a division game), and hurt us bad.

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I can see him being fined, but I have a hard time believing that they would suspend him for any length of time over this.

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[quote=wilsowilso]One game good. Two games very bad.[/quote]

no games better

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Nothing was proved, why should he get anything?

What a screwed up system.:soapbox:

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Fined and 1 game ...at the most .

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I think the most likely outcome is a fine, but I would understand a suspension. A suspension is no more likely than him getting nothing from the league.