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Chiefs, NFL likely to take action on Tyreek Hill this week...

Most who heard the disturbing audio that emerged only an hour before the draft began on Thursday night have concluded that whatever defect of character caused Chiefs receiver Tyreek Hill to assault a then-pregnant Crystal Espinal in December 2014 still lingers. And many began to call on the Chiefs to take decisive action as to Hill.

Three days later, the Chiefs haven’t cut him. But they’ve made it clear that he won’t be with the team, at least for “the foreseeable future.” It’s expected that the team and the league will take some sort of additional action this week. Although the NFL typically does not invoke the Commissioner Exempt list in the offseason, the best outcome for now could be to put Hill on paid leave (there’s no pay to be earn) until the renewed criminal investigation ends, and until the NFL makes a decision on any type of league-imposed punishment.

While the Chiefs also could cut Hill, keeping him or cutting him means nothing from a professional standpoint, if he’s on the Commissioner Exempt list. From a personal standpoint, it could make plenty of sense for the Chiefs to officially keep Hill on the team.

Go back and listen to the audio. Hill’s relationship with Espinal can easily be described as dysfunctional, and given what happened more than four years ago if fairly can be regarded as combustible. So if the Chiefs, a franchise that endured the sudden and shocking Jovan Belcher tragedy in 2012, were to sever ties with Hill in the immediate aftermath of a secretly-recorded audio that was made by Espinal being leaked to the media, the Hill-Espinal relationship could become even more combustible.

Given that Hill choked and beat Espinal while she was pregnant, and in light of his chilling “you need to be terrified of me, too” threat caught on audio, it’s not an unreasonable concern.
And that’s an important angle to consider, at a time when many are demanding that the Chiefs do the right thing and move on from Hill. In time, perhaps they will. To the extent that the Chiefs hope to avoid throwing rocket fuel onto a fire that already seems to be raging, there’s no harm in waiting. Especially since Hill currently isn’t, and won’t be, with the Chiefs.

And that’s an important angle to consider, at a time when many are demanding that the Chiefs do the right thing and move on from Hill. In time, perhaps they will. To the extent that the Chiefs hope to avoid throwing rocket fuel onto a fire that already seems to be raging, there’s no harm in waiting. Especially since Hill currently isn’t, and won’t be, with the Chiefs. (PFT)

 

if they cut Kareem Hunt over the video, i would think Hill could be cut or at least suspended by the team?

 

He SHOULD be cut, and cut immediately.

 

The Browns are waiting for him.

 

Larry Fitzgerald: You get the sense Kyler Murray is a special talent...

When the football world was waiting to find out if the Cardinals would take Kyler Murray or stick with Josh Rosen, Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald opted to keep quiet about the call by saying it was above his pay grade.

Fitzgerald isn’t weighing in on the call itself, but he has shared some thoughts on the two quarterbacks. He said he’s looking forward to seeing Rosen do “great things” with the Dolphins and that he’s looking forward to getting to know Murray.

Fitzgerald said on SiriusXM’s Mad Dog Sports Radio that he’s only seen Murray play in two games and that the rookie looked “athletic and explosive.” The longtime Cardinal also noted that there’s a lot of learning for Murray to do and offered his assistance in any way that might be needed.

“You get the sense that he is a special talent, but obviously there is a lot of work that needs to go into it, you know a lot of skill development, learning the offense and things of that nature for him to continue to ascend,” Fitzgerald said, via AZCentral.com. “For all intents and purposes, he looks phenomenal and you know as a teammate we’re going to welcome him with open arms and do everything we can to try to help him speed up the learning process as much as possible.”

Fitzgerald has played with a lot of quarterbacks over his years in Arizona and there’s been more bad ones than good ones over that run. If Murray proves to be one of the good ones, he might well be the final quarterback Fitzgerald plays with before hanging up his cleats. (PFT)

 

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/...-words-regarding-domestic-abuse-and-violence/

great article on the Chiefs and their owner about Hunt and Hill. They also mentioned the murder suicide of Jovan Belcher seven years ago, which i forgot about. Sad times in KC.

 

Per; PFT

 

Voting in Round 2 for the GOAT Sports Movie was completed this morning. The Brackets for the Semi-Final Round are now up and posted.

Links:

• https://live4sportnetwork.com/forum/threads/semi-final-round-goat-sports-movie-bracket-1-of-2.21831/
• https://live4sportnetwork.com/forum/threads/semi-final-round-goat-sports-movie-bracket-2-of-2.21830/

 

Heads up, it might just be me - when I use that link, it logs me out so that I can't vote. I'd have to log back in to vote.

Just a technical thing that may only be effecting me. No skin off my back, just a heads up.

 

Don't have a clue what's going on with those links. Just scroll down to the Entertaiment Forum and click on Movie Channel. The two threads are in there.

 

Eagles signing linebacker Zach Brown...

The Eagles added some veteran help at linebacker Friday.

A league source tells PFT that Zach Brown has agreed to a one-year, $3 million deal with the Eagles.

The Eagles didn’t draft any help at the position, so adding a player of Brown’s caliber is a boost for the unit.

The 29-year-old Brown was released by Washington this offseason in a cap-saving move, but remains a productive player, who should help the Eagles.

 

he's also playing the half-time shows too. hahhahahahaha

 

Is he a musician or something?

 

Pretty good signing.

 

Will, Zack Brown ? The Zac Brown Band ?

 

One of the best off the ball LBs last year. Washington just didn't want to pay him when they think they'll suck. This is a huge signing for Philly.

 

So then why'd he only sign for one year, $3 mil?

 

knowing GM Howie Roseman, who somehow convince Tim Jurigens to not sign for $13 mil and sign for $1.5, there is probably some back-end deal involved.