Double standard?

Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter's call for the NFL to hire an independent investigator to look into the Spygate scandal apparently are falling on deaf ears. The NFL reportedly don't believe there is any reason to spend any more time on this issue, but it's clear Specter is not going to stop his pursuit of this case.

What is interesting about this is how the NFL always says that organizations have to be held to a higher standard than their players. If that's the case, why did guys like Pacman Jones, Chris Henry and Odell Thurman get long suspensions and Bill Belichick and the Patriots only got fined and lost a draft pick? I'm not saying the suspensions of those players weren't justified. It just seems that their punishment was a little harsher than the penalties levied against the Pats. But that's just one man's opinion. What's yours?

---Allen Wilson

   

Comments

[Brian]

It's clear the NFL is only concerned about maintaining its image. If they give NE a harsher punishment they are admitting that the offenses committed really were that bad and it discredits the league. As for the individual players, their off the field actions are hurting league image so Goodell has to come down hard on them.

[Mark]

If Congress spent as much time on other issues, like the Alternative Minimum Tax or a true energy policy instead of screwing around and trotting sports figures to hearings, we might get something done in this country.