Recently, Josh Brown, Kicker for the New York Giants was released from the team because new information had come to light in the domestic abuse case against his wife. In May of 2015, Brown was arrested after the police were called to his home by his now Ex-wife Molly Brown. The charges were dropped a mere five days later, but signs of abuse were present and were bound to leak eventually, which they did. Amid “pre-mature”evidence, the NFL suspended Brown for only one game of the 2016 NFL season. Since the NFL took a stricter approach to Domestic Violence cases after the Ray Rice debacle, the punishment seemed “easy” for a man that had reportedly beaten his wife multiple times.
Brown did his time and was able to play again relatively quickly. Then new information arose last week and the story hit the internet like wildfire. After five days, the Giants finally released Brown. By then, the damage had already been done. The Giants and the NFL have come under major fire for the way they handled the situation. Many compare the situation to Ray Rice’s and are demanding commissioner Roger Goodell to resign.
For my Op-Ed, I will interview woman effected by Domestic Violence, but also try to get the athletes point of view and whether they believe what is happening is right. I’d also like to investigate as to why the Giants took so long to release Brown as they had known about his case even before they had resigned him in the offseason.
