(07-01-2019, 05:52 PM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(07-01-2019, 04:57 PM)Predator Wrote: Peterson didn't face suspension until he was charged. Hill hasn't been charged and the DA dropped the investigation.

Even though most of us believe he did it, I think the league will have a hard time suspending him and being able to make it stick through appeal.

Good point on Peterson's case. 

I think the recording of Hill telling his fiancée she should be afraid of him may be enough in this case for Goodell to get a suspension through the appeal process.

I hope you are right, but I have my doubts.  At the risk of turning this into a political discussion here are my thoughts regarding it.

I realize that criminal evidence is needed in this case to prove his guilt over his innocence as far as criminal charges, and apparently the recording isn't enough evidence.  With that being said the NFL is not the judicial system and could "convict" someone or force them to prove innocence rather than the NFL having to prove them "guilty".

With that being said I don't know that the NFL is going to want to go to court whether it's legal or civil court over suspending a player that has not been convicted of a crime.  Just throwing this out there, but if the NFL decides to suspend him for say 4 games (all hypothetical) he could possibly have a case to sue the NFL in civil court and recoup any money that he might lose.

With all of that being said, I think that he did it (public opinion based on the limited facts that we know).  I imagine that how it gets handled is being decided by people way more informed and smarter about this than I am.

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