NFL Misdirection
September 26, 2014
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell did something I really respect; and then he didn’t.
On Aug. 28, the commissioner sent a letter to the NFL’s 32 owners in which he admitted that he “didn’t get it right” when he assessed a mere two-game suspension for a player who was seen on videotape to be involved in domestic abuse. I admire his admission. (The player later would be suspended indefinitely from the league following additional evidence in the incident)
Unfortunately, the commissioner accompanied his mea culpa by describing a series of initiatives the league will undertake, one of which – once again – attempts to deflect a public relations disaster upon high schools.
When the NFL was under attack for the head trauma its players were experiencing, the league responded with a state-by-state campaign to impose youth concussion laws which, in most places, were mostly unfunded mandates that are more about symbolism than substance.
Now, again under attack for malfeasance by a workforce with more money than maturity, the league’s leadership is deflecting the blame to college, high school and youth football programs by planning educational efforts aimed at those levels.
Commissioner! Clean up your mess, but leave us alone. You are gutting public support of school sports with one televised game Thursday, three on Sunday and another on Monday, and adding Saturday games in December. Don’t have this out-of-control league lecture our level about restraint and responsibility.
Ours is the level that prohibits sack dances and end zone prances. We insist that our interscholastic players demonstrate maturity that the NFL’s players do not.
Unforgettable 5ive: 2021 Football Week 6
By
Jon Ross
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties
October 6, 2021
Here's a look at our Week 6 "Unforgettable 5ive" from MHSAA.tv and MHSAA media partner broadcasts:
► Dillon Tatum scores in overtime as West Bloomfield defeats Clarkston 34-27.
► Tomas Layne scores from 10 yards out in overtime as Portage Central downs St. Joseph 36-30.
► Hunter Robinson scores in overtime as Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central edges Grand Rapids Christian 35-28.
► Connor Lixie makes the interception sealing Lowell's 24-7 win over East Grand Rapids.
► Jace Simerson sprints to a 59-yard rushing touchdown as part of a big Goodrich comeback during its 48-21 win over Ortonville Brandon.