I agree. And while I believe that in an At Will employment situation the employer should be free to fire someone who is causing them public grief, the NFL needs to have a CBA to protect again claims of unfair competition.

That CBA needs, like any law or contract (likely what Jared had), those rules need to be enforced consistently. This is where ol' Rog has gotten himself in trouble.

We don't know for a fact that the women involved was paid (she told prosecutors that she did not want to go through a trial and publicity again) despite the circumstantial evidence. And without that testimony to the egregious nature of the attack (threatening with guns, having a third party involved) its hard to escalate it beyond a typical domestic violence attack. But even if they had enough to convince themselves and the public more had to be done, they literally changed the rules for suspension over domestic violence after Hardy's arrest and charges. Ex post facto.

No court or arbitrator will let that stand.

Roger is in this position because he thinks he can instantly change the system, but its become obvious he cannot. Rather than be measured, careful and deliberate, he acts by dramatic pronouncement and press release. He makes the situation worse by trying to punish Hardy more, when he could do much more good by fixing to Policy first to actually deter more episodes in the future.

If the system worked and was not constantly under assault because its not internally consistent (and because its not perceived as fair by the people it governs), it might stand to do some good. More good than punishing Hardy further.