San Jose, California, police arrested the San Francisco 49ers' starting defensive end Ray McDonald on Sunday on felony domestic violence charges. Police say they responded at 2:48 a.m. to a reported incident, and after "the domestic violence allegation was substantiated," Goodell announced on Thursday that the league was instituting a six-game unpaid ban for personnel who violate the league's policy on domestic violence.
A second domestic violence incident would be punished by a lifetime ban from the league, Goodell said in a letter and memo to the owners of the league's 32 teams.
The NFL had endured relentless criticism after only suspending Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice for two games several months after video showed Rice dragging his unconscious fiancee whom he later married -- from an elevator. This isn't first McDonald's time being arrested he has been arrested for an outstanding warrant stemming from a DUI arrest.
The NFL Players Association responded on Thursday to Goodell's enhanced penalties
"We were informed [Thursday] of the NFL's decision to increase penalties on domestic violence offenders under the Personal Conduct Policy for all NFL employees. As we do in all disciplinary matters, if we believe that players' due process rights are infringed upon during the course of discipline, we will assert and defend our members' rights," said the association's statement.
Is McDonald's career in jeopardy? Yes or no, explain why.
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Good job! Good story and good job replying! I think the bigger question here is what people think of the new NFL policy.
Of course it is. I don't think they should've given him as many chances as they have, but that's just my opinion. If he doesn't follow the law, he is going to get booted out of football.
It would entirely depend on how bad the court decides to charge him.
Depending on how bad he is charged will depend on his career. It also is up to whoever chooses if he comes back if they want someone like that on their team.
Yes because even when they commit small crimes they still might not make it in just because of that small crime. Players are almost always judged for the bad things that have happened in their past and the NFL will not stand for that.
Absolutely when you commit a crime the NFL will come down on you mainly because the NFL cannot have criminals in there orginization. So his career is in the balance as of right now.
I agree is career could be in jeopardy if he commits another crime. For now he's okay if he doesn't get into a run with the law.
I don't believe that it is in jeopardy, but I do believe he needs to think before he acts and think smarter. If he does commit this crime again, yes he is done playing. This is kind of like his warning, and the next offense, he's done. Right now, he just has to sit out of 6 games. He is still part of the team and can still be on the team.
Yes, but if he commits another crime he's done in the NFL hopefully not doesn't happen or his team will be in a bad position.
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