shuawells Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 so a friend of mine brings up a very interesting point re: the ezekiel elliott case today. joe mixon was noted, for all purposes sake and via an actual video recording, to have engaged in domestic violence, however, still drafted and most of all, no action taken (that we are aware of to date) by the NFL in the way of discipline. Mixon, clearly, was on the field playing for the bengals last night. Now, even assuming elliott is guilty of domestic violence, what then is the brass tacks difference between him and mixon? why pursue discipline with one and not the other, especially considering both incidents occurred prior to their employment in the NFL?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazinib1 Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 (edited) Mixon was not in the NFL when the incident took place. Edited September 15, 2017 by tazinib1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shuawells Posted September 15, 2017 Author Share Posted September 15, 2017 (edited) ??? neither was Ezekiel Elliott. in both cases (mixon and elliott), the incidents occurred prior to their NFL employment if i recall correctly. Edited September 15, 2017 by shuawells Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazinib1 Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 2 minutes ago, shuawells said: ??? neither was Ezekiel Elliott. Uhhhhh...it happened in the summer of 2016. Most definitely in the league at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shuawells Posted September 15, 2017 Author Share Posted September 15, 2017 assuming that is the case, i digress. still pretty interesting considering video evidence of mixon's actions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanTheMan_5 Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 5 minutes ago, shuawells said: assuming that is the case, i digress. still pretty interesting considering video evidence of mixon's actions. The nfl only disciplined cases after a player is in the NFL. Not sure what your point is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millworkguy Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 (edited) Mixon wasnt allowed to attend to nfl combine due to his history and wasnt subject to further nfl discipline as he wasnt yet in the league, unlike zeke, who i think now has had 2 cases against him. 1 prior to the nfl ( charges dismissed or crown decided not to file, ive forgotten) the other last summer Edited September 15, 2017 by millworkguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbotooslow Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 Yeah...pretty big differences here...NFL can't punish people who aren't in the NFL (Mixon wasn't at the time). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macksimus Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 Josh Brown admitted to beating his wife for several years and was suspended for only one game by the NFL. The NFL only suspended Ray Rice for two games initially and increased it to indefinitely only after the video was released. The ultimate truth of the matter is that the NFL doesn't give a chit about what crimes a player commits or the people they (allegedly) hurt. The NFL punishes players based on how much negative media attention an incident causes. Zeke is a superstar RB playing for the Dallas Cowboys who allegedly beat his ex-girlfriend. All the evidence points towards Zeke being innocent, but the damage to the "Shield" is done, and for that Zeke has to pay according to the NFL. Is it fair? Of course not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelredd9 Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 (edited) 18 hours ago, shuawells said: so a friend of mine brings up a very interesting point re: the ezekiel elliott case today. joe mixon was noted, for all purposes sake and via an actual video recording, to have engaged in domestic violence, however, still drafted and most of all, no action taken (that we are aware of to date) by the NFL in the way of discipline. Mixon, clearly, was on the field playing for the bengals last night. Now, even assuming elliott is guilty of domestic violence, what then is the brass tacks difference between him and mixon? why pursue discipline with one and not the other, especially considering both incidents occurred prior to their employment in the NFL?? Joe Mixon's faux pas happened in 2014. It occurred in the summer before his freshman year in college. He was punished by his team. He was suspended for the entire 2014 season. Ezekiel was already drafted in the NFL when he did what he did. Edited September 16, 2017 by michaelredd9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roughrider401 Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 Zeke is a much more talented RB and his team needs him more than mixons team needs mixon. That's all it comes down too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazinib1 Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 3 hours ago, Roughrider401 said: Zeke is a much more talented RB and his team needs him more than mixons team needs mixon. That's all it comes down too Not quite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrab Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 On 9/15/2017 at 11:54 PM, Macksimus said: Josh Brown admitted to beating his wife for several years and was suspended for only one game by the NFL. The NFL only suspended Ray Rice for two games initially and increased it to indefinitely only after the video was released. The ultimate truth of the matter is that the NFL doesn't give a chit about what crimes a player commits or the people they (allegedly) hurt. The NFL punishes players based on how much negative media attention an incident causes. Zeke is a superstar RB playing for the Dallas Cowboys who allegedly beat his ex-girlfriend. All the evidence points towards Zeke being innocent, but the damage to the "Shield" is done, and for that Zeke has to pay according to the NFL. Is it fair? Of course not. Not sure that's how everybody sees it, also Zeke's done other things where he clearly was not innocent (pulling up the woman's shirt). But as other said regarding Mixon he was not in the NFL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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