Roger Goodell’s Cowardice Shows in Handling of Tom Cable Situation

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Published: October 13, 2009

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... in the assault of an assistant coach, then commissioner Roger Goodell will act, and Goodell expects to receive a report from the police “in the next couple weeks.”

For someone who has attempted to paint a picture of himself as this get-tough commissioner who will not tolerate anyone tarnishing the NFL brand through his off-the-field actions, Goodell's handling of this matter strikes me as rather cowardly.

In case anyone does not remember, this situation stems from an incident that happened in August, over two months ago. A story of a head coach of one of the NFL’s teams possibly breaking the jaw of an assistant coach occurs, and the commissioner doesn’t deem it necessary to get involved.

What is he waiting for to get involved?

The answer is that Goodell is afraid to make a decision one way or the other on his own and is clearly going to use the cover of this expected police repo...

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