ATHLETIC ASSHOLES

[Duchess]

I am very surprised by this, in a good way.

The National Football League has enacted stiffer punishments for any personnel who commit domestic violence.

In a letter to team owners, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said players, coaches and owners now face a six-game suspension for a first offense and a lifetime ban for a second.

Goodell said second-time offenders may petition for reinstatement after a year, but with no guarantees.

Harsher penalties could also be levied for offenders with incidents before joining the NFL or 'violence involving a weapon, choking, repeated striking, or when the act is committed against a pregnant woman or in the presence of a child,' the letter states.

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