“That’s not what I said,” LaFleur shot back. He was later asked if Rodgers failing to wear a mask during news conferences contradicted his claim. Packers coach Matt LaFleur insisted that the team followed all league-mandated protocols on his watch. We’ll probably never know if Rodgers violated any of the supposedly strict protocols for unvaccinated players, though attending a team Halloween party dressed as John Wick probably qualifies (if nothing else, for bad taste). Shuffle a few papers, issue some vague pronouncements, tout the Super Bowl halftime show, and ultimately hope everyone forgets any of this happened.
That nonsense aside, the more troubling issue for the league in all this is a familiar one: the lack of openness or accountability when it comes to crises that the NFL would prefer to just go away.įor instance, most of the details on an extensive investigation into the toxic owner of the Washington Football Team, Dan Snyder, were quickly shoved under the rug, with Gruden’s emails - which had nothing to do with Snyder - being one of the few snippets to leak out.Ĭhances are, the league will take the same tack when it comes to Rodgers, the highly popular face of one of the league’s most prominent franchises and, somehow, a guest host on “Jeopardy!” Making it all the more infuriating: the prosecutor in Las Vegas said the NFL Players Association has contracted with rideshare services since 2013 to provide free transportation to its members “specifically to prevent tragedies such as this.” Her family and friends will have to live with that image for the rest of their lives. Heartbreakingly, witnesses said Tintor was still alive, screaming for help, before she and her beloved golden retriever, Max, were consumed by a fireball. citizenship, according to relatives, only to lose her life in senseless fashion at age 23. Tintor had escaped from war-torn Serbia as a young child and was close to getting her U.S. Of course, that pales in comparison to the personal toll of Ruggs’ staggeringly reckless behavior. Police said Ruggs was racing along at more than 150 mph and had a blood-alcohol content twice the legal limit when the crash occurred early Tuesday morning, which means the speedy receiver’s NFL career is likely over just as it was getting started.
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