The punishment for NFL players using stickem on their gloves is a fine.
The punishment for suspected
but not proven air pressure violation in a single game won 45-7 is:
- $1,000,000 fine
- Loss of 1st round draft pick
- Loss of 4th round draft pick
- 4 game suspension
I've heard several NFL analysts and former receivers say that stickem is a much bigger help to them than a slightly deflated football.
The NFL fucked this whole thing up, and brought this mountain of nonsense on themselves.
The NFL is the most successful business in the world. It's the most popular television event in the world. And the commissioner is always at the first game of the season, helping celebrate the coming of a new season.
Yet where was the commissioner this year on opening night? In hiding.