Austin Strip Clubs: Why Roger Goodell Will Cut Ben Roethlisbergers Suspension Short.
Suspension is excessive If a player is caught taking PEDs (performance enhancing drugs), they are not even suspended the first time. They are fined, and instructed to seek counseling. On the second offense, they are suspended for four games. The only thing that is certain in the Ben Roethlisberger situation is that he had bad judgment. Why should a player that makes mistakes off the field be suspended longer than players that cheat on the field?
Shaun Rogers In late March, Shaun Rogers was arrested for allegedly attempting to bring a loaded weapon onto an airplane. The gun was loaded, cocked, and ready to fire. (http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2010/04/browns_shaun_rogers_loaded_gun.html) This is not Rogers’ first discrepancy with the NFL. In 2006, Rogers was suspended for four games by the NFL for violating the leagues PED policy. Though the official suspension from the NFL has not come down, Rogers was arrested and charged, which did not happen to Roethlisberger.
Vince Young
In early June, Vince Young was with friends at a strip club. One of the club’s security guards showed Young an upside down Longhorn symbol, which was seen by Young as a sign of disrespect to Texas University, Young’s old school.