The NFL isn't the fourth branch of government.  Nobody is under any obligation to meet with them over anything.  Especially when their lawyers are simply looking to silence someone's grievance so you can go back to eating pork rinds without "real life" getting in your way.  

> they obviously weren’t going to suspend him before even talking to the accuser.

Call me crazy but in the scenario you present, the narrative should be “Antonio Brown is a sexual predator” regardless of her own actions at any point!

Namely if a player is signed to a team, what are his protections and rights as an employee in the League.

The problem is that whenever there’s a civil suit (it is to award damages in the form of money) where a woman like Taylor suing a very rich man, the insinuation is that she lied to do so. It doesn’t matter if the outcome is that money is handed over - it’s that her story doesn’t even matter, that she is just another…

Good piece, Diana. Part of me kept thinking that, even if he’s not been charged with a crime, the NFL would be smarter to simply tell Antonio Brown to stay away until it is sorted out. Pay him his money but tell him to stay home. After all, this will be the story until it has a resolution, whether he and the Patriots…

Also in the discussion should be about how even though they don’t necessarily have power regarding the NCAA and stuff, They are essentially treated like gods. From the time they are kids, because of their talent, they are treated above others. Those in small towns especially so. They can get away with things other…

Because that’s not the agreement that the NFLPA made with the owners. The NFL doesn’t have to wait for a conviction or even a legal charge to be filed; it can conduct its own investigation and determine if the domestic violence policy was violated. That’s how it works in theory, anyway; in practice teams end up…

I don’t think this article is arguing one way or the other. The takeaway that I had is the entire discussion around this matter is seen almost exclusively through the male gaze, which shapes the discussion and decisions that follow.

Was going to comment how its nice to read a column from Diana. “Seems like its been a while since I’ve seen her write something” Then I saw the related articles she wrote just in the last few days (I must have missed those). Can Deadspin give her some more light hearted assignments? 

I struggle with calling Nassar a #metoo moment, but every argument against it I run through seems to fail. So, maybe you’re right?

Hi Diana. It’s also worth noting that even supposedly neutral reporters are now regurgitating “he reportedly turned down her $2m settlement offer” without any substantiation as somehow being credible, when it’s transparently a leak/invention of Brown’s team through friendly NFL “reporters” to make him seem credible…

“Sports media isn’t driven by reporters. It’s driven by analysts, because that’s what fills the airwaves, the newspaper columns, and the internet, and because there’s not usually all that much to actually report.”

The #MeToo movement never really hit sports.

Diana for President.

Holy crap. Perfect timing. I had an interview at safe sport a couple weeks ago and withdrew after the second round because of a weird vibe  from all involved.

I would 100% migrate to a Gizmodoverse under a different banner. Solid endorse.

I agree that the person who should be most offended by all of this is Tommy John

Tim Tebow was on First Take Friday morning to talk with Stephen A. Smith and Max Kellerman

Plays fall apart; the line cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the field,
The opposing rush is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity and stolen crab legs