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Just because he had the financial means to push the trial through and the lawyer convinced him that pleading No Contest would be the fastest and "least guilty" way to handle the situation (again, my opinion), I hope the NFL keeps him banned for at least 2014. The arrogance that AP showed in requesting immediate reinstatement shows that he has yet to really come to terms with what he did. He wants to return to life as normal.
If I'm the employer (NFL), I want to make sure he has undergone psych help on how to deal with children. Right now the only change that has really happened is he won't use a switch again, but what other methods will he use to discipline his kids in the future. He should undergo extensive parenting counseling to make sure he completely understands not only that physical abuse is wrong, but what the alternatives are and work through how to implement those alternatives. These things are far more important than playing football, and the NFL should use this as an opportunity to make that message loud and clear. Not to make an example of AP, but to provide an example to all men and women who think AP didn't really do anything that bad that it is unacceptable and better parenting is more important than pretty much anything else.
It's more important than playing football for certain, and if he is playing football that means he isn't focused on that which is more important, learning how to become a better father...which is something money and fame cannot provide.
If I'm the employer (NFL), I want to make sure he has undergone psych help on how to deal with children. Right now the only change that has really happened is he won't use a switch again, but what other methods will he use to discipline his kids in the future. He should undergo extensive parenting counseling to make sure he completely understands not only that physical abuse is wrong, but what the alternatives are and work through how to implement those alternatives. These things are far more important than playing football, and the NFL should use this as an opportunity to make that message loud and clear. Not to make an example of AP, but to provide an example to all men and women who think AP didn't really do anything that bad that it is unacceptable and better parenting is more important than pretty much anything else.
It's more important than playing football for certain, and if he is playing football that means he isn't focused on that which is more important, learning how to become a better father...which is something money and fame cannot provide.