Source: WR Edwards will NOT face suspension

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New York Jets wide receiver Braylon Edwards, who pleaded no contest in January to misdemeanor assault stemming from an incident outside a Cleveland nightclub, will not be suspended by the NFL under its personal-conduct policy, a league source told ESPNNewYork.com on Saturday.



It had been widely speculated that Edwards would receive at least a one-game ban for punching a man, an acquaintance of NBA star LeBron James, last October when Edwards was a member of the Cleveland Browns. Instead of a suspension, it's believed that Edwards will be fined an undisclosed amount by the league.



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The Jets will have Braylon Edwards in uniform Sept. 13 at the new Meadowlands.This is important news for the Jets, who had been bracing for the possibility of being without two receivers for the season opener against the Baltimore Ravens. They already know they won't have Santonio Holmes, who faces a four-game suspension for violating the league's substance-abuse policy. The Jets were aware of the pending suspension when they acquired Holmes from the Pittsburgh Steelers.


It also means the Jets probably won't try to sign veteran free agent Laveranues Coles, who was released by the Cincinnati Bengals. They had been showing some interest in Coles as a potential insurance policy.



During the Jets' playoff run in January, Edwards flew to Cleveland for a court appearance. He pleaded no contest to aggravated disorderly conduct. He received probation, a suspended 180-day jail sentence and a $1,000 fine.



After the plea, Edwards said he was hopeful that he'd avoid a suspension, claiming it was his first brush with the law.



Edwards, who was traded by the Browns a few days after the incident, finished with 35 catches for 541 yards and four touchdowns in 12 games with the Jets. They retained Edwards, a restricted free agent, by signing him to a one-year contract for his tender amount -- $6.1 million.



Insisting that he'd like to sign a long-term deal with the Jets, Edwards was an offseason star during the team's conditioning program. Coach Rex Ryan named Edwards as one of the most impressive players in the offseason.



Rich Cimini covers the Jets for ESPNNewYork.com. Follow him on Twitter.

Braylon Edwards doesn't get suspended for something proven but Ben gets suspended for being accused of something? Hey Goodell Braylon doesn't play for the patriots

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Originally Posted by st33lersguy

Braylon Edwards doesn't get suspended for something proven but Ben gets suspended for being accused of something? Hey Goodell Braylon doesn't play for the patriots

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One was for rape, the other was for a punch.

Id rather have assaulters than rapists active in the league***

*** proven or not.

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Originally Posted by kielbasasteeler

One was for rape, the other was for a punch.

Id rather have assaulters than rapists active in the league***

*** proven or not.

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When did Ben get convicted of rape? This is some breaking news! :sarcasm2: Ben has never even been charged with a crime. Yes, he made some exceedingly poor decisions and seems to be somewhat of an ass to women, but there has been NO solid proof of any sexual assault OR rape. There is actual proof of Edwards' transgression... and no suspension. Goodell becomes more and more of a joke each day with his double standards and nonsensical/uneven punishments. WTF!!!! I CRY SHENANIGANS!!!!! :rant: :upyours: :bs: :frusty:

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Originally Posted by BuddhaBus

When did Ben get convicted of rape? This is some breaking news! :sarcasm2: Ben has never even been charged with a crime. Yes, he made some exceedingly poor decisions and seems to be somewhat of an ass to women, but there has been NO solid proof of any sexual assault OR rape. There is actual proof of Edwards' transgression... and no suspension. Goodell becomes more and more of a joke each day with his double standards and nonsensical/uneven punishments. WTF!!!! I CRY SHENANIGANS!!!!! :rant: :upyours: :bs: :frusty:

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I did say proven or NOT. read first then reply.

Nobody knows if Ben Raped the girl, only on guesses. Only did the english find out that after a million years did the military do something wrong the other day (or didn't in public shootings).

I for one would rather have an accused assaulter in my league than an accused rapist.

Alot of NFL Players are in fights, not alot rape. Especially a second scenario...

Anyway it will give us an opportunity for a nice mid range draft pick again.

Go figure, maybe Goodell hates the Steelers.

Edwards has better hands than Sweed, but he is more name than player.

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I did say proven or NOT. read first then reply.

Nobody knows if Ben Raped the girl, only on guesses. Only did the english find out that after a million years did the military do something wrong the other day (or didn't in public shootings).

I for one would rather have an accused assaulter in my league than an accused rapist.

Alot of NFL Players are in fights, not alot rape. Especially a second scenario...

Anyway it will give us an opportunity for a nice mid range draft pick again.

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Hey, think of it this way...not even the girl was sure if she was raped or not. She was asked a few times and once she said no, once she said I'm not sure, and once she said yes I think so.

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Originally Posted by kielbasasteeler

I did say proven or NOT. read first then reply.

Nobody knows if Ben Raped the girl, only on guesses. Only did the english find out that after a million years did the military do something wrong the other day (or didn't in public shootings).

I for one would rather have an accused assaulter in my league than an accused rapist.

Alot of NFL Players are in fights, not alot rape. Especially a second scenario...

Anyway it will give us an opportunity for a nice mid range draft pick again.

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That was a horrible analogy. The shooters of the English army on that day KNEW they were doing something illegal.

And btw, when a girl says "I don't know if I was raped", then she wasn't raped. There's no "kind of". You either had consensual sex with someone or you didn't, it's a rather cut and dry. And the fact that the DA didn't even want to match DNA inside her to Ben Roethlisberger seems kind of fishy to me anyhow. If they could match it, then that would prove beyond a reasonable doubt that sex did occur between the two that night, strengthening the case for rape.

So you're in the same camp as Roger Goodell, that an accusation is enough for a player to have a suspension, or in your case blackballed by the league.

Well, for your sake I hope your employer doesn't feel the same way. Otherwise if someone were to ever accuse you of something you didn't do....you'd be out of a job and never given another one.

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Originally Posted by BigNastyDefense

That was a horrible analogy. The shooters of the English army on that day KNEW they were doing something illegal.

And btw, when a girl says "I don't know if I was raped", then she wasn't raped. There's no "kind of". You either had consensual sex with someone or you didn't, it's a rather cut and dry. And the fact that the DA didn't even want to match DNA inside her to Ben Roethlisberger seems kind of fishy to me anyhow. If they could match it, then that would prove beyond a reasonable doubt that sex did occur between the two that night, strengthening the case for rape.

So you're in the same camp as Roger Goodell, that an accusation is enough for a player to have a suspension, or in your case blackballed by the league.

Well, for your sake I hope your employer doesn't feel the same way. Otherwise if someone were to ever accuse you of something you didn't do....you'd be out of a job and never given another one.

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that wasnt a horrible analogy, quit crying over our quarteback

how about he got COLLEGE girls drunk. what the hell is he doing around college girls his age, he should be dating girls of celebrity status or love life, not college girls that are easy to have sex with....

i find it funny his bodyguard also was suspicious that night. i would say he did it that night but she wanted to but half way through i bed she didnt like ben backing that thing up

cry cry our quarterbacks suspended, were going to lose a few games oh my life is over... completley...

pacman isnt suspended today.... UNFAIR TOTALLY!!!

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that wasnt a horrible analogy, quit crying over our quarteback

how about he got COLLEGE girls drunk. what the hell is he doing around college girls his age, he should be dating girls of celebrity status or love life, not college girls that are easy to have sex with....

i find it funny his bodyguard also was suspicious that night. i would say he did it that night but she wanted to but half way through i bed she didnt like ben backing that thing up

cry cry our quarterbacks suspended, were going to lose a few games oh my life is over... completley...

pacman isnt suspended today.... UNFAIR TOTALLY!!!

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I do not think you understand. What you say where I bolded in your post is true. I feel it is safe to say that nobody and i mean NOBODY on this board thinks that Bens actions are defendable, he made bad choices and should not have put himself in poor situations. What we ARE saying is that without being convicted of anything, the suspension he recieved is completely bull.

Im not sure what you are meaning by the whole quit defending Ben thing and how we are going to get a good draft pick? You are already saying that the season is over basically?

Anyway, we are not defending his actions, we just do not agree with a 4-6 game suspension when somone has never been charged with a thing.

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Originally Posted by kielbasasteeler

how about he got COLLEGE girls drunk. what the hell is he doing around college girls his age, he should be dating girls of celebrity status or love life, not college girls that are easy to have sex with....

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Hey, Ben didn't force that girl to go to a club that night and it was her choice whether to drink or not. I'm sure the girl was drinking before she met Ben in that club. What is he supposed to do? Ask evryone in the bar there age?

Haha please dont get offended by me still being angry at Ben, It is my opinion, i respect other opinions but also the dude most likely deserved the smack from braylon...

Hopefully Ben put's this behind us because he has 3 more super bowls to win according to his target.

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Originally Posted by kielbasasteeler

One was for rape, the other was for a punch.

Id rather have assaulters than rapists active in the league***

*** proven or not.

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We probably should throw everyone in jail that just might have stolen something..... proven or not.

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Originally Posted by kielbasasteeler

Haha please dont get offended by me still being angry at Ben, It is my opinion, i respect other opinions but also the dude most likely deserved the smack from braylon...

Hopefully Ben put's this behind us because he has 3 more super bowls to win according to his target.

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Believe me, I get where your comming from. I'm still mad that our starting quarterback is going to be on the bench for atleast the first four weeks. I just feel, like many others, Goodell is setting multiple double standards by suspending Ben and giving others a slap on the wrist. Do I think Ben should have been diciplined? Hell yes. It was the second accusation and the whole thing was getting out of hand. Still, I feel Goodell's punishment was to harsh. Two games probably would have got the point across.

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Yeah i can see where your coming from, I'm still furious at how stupid that idiot is, im going to give him a second chance... I still would of suspended him a season and banned stallworth for life.

Sorry to the others if i sounded like an ass earlier i'm just not happy with ben at the moment.

We all sound like an ass sometime. Particularly when we get mad.

Hey man, I understand where you're coming from. I'm pissed that Ben made the stupid decisions that he did. However, I also believe that he did nothing illegal. Stupid isn't illegal, if it was 80% of this country would be incarcerated.

I think a four to six game suspension is complete bull. Mike Vick got less than that for a felony. I don't count his time spend in prison as time suspended, he couldn't play football during that time anyhow.

Also, Roger Goodell has set a bad precedent. So now all it takes is an accusation to possibly miss six games of a season? That's just as much bull IMHO.

A great article you guys will enjoy. An interesting read.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/4...conduct-policy

"I recognize that the allegations in Georgia were disputed and that they did not result in criminal charges being filed against you. My decision today is not based on a finding that you violated Georgia law, or on a conclusion that differs from that of the local prosecutor. That said, you are held to a higher standard as an NFL player, and there is nothing about your conduct in Milledgeville that can remotely be described as admirable, responsible, or consistent with either the values of the league or the expectations of our fans."

• "Your conduct raises sufficient concerns that I believe effective intervention now is the best step for your personal and professional welfare."

• "I believe it is essential that you take full advantage of the resources available to you. My ultimate disposition in this matter will be influenced by the extent to which you do so, what you learn as a result, and a demonstrated commitment to making positive change in your life."



Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10112...#ixzz0s8su0nwV

This was part of the letter outlining Bens suspension from the comish. Ithink its funny because ben was not suspended for the alleged assualt but for his conduct in milidgeville. So take away assault allegations and what do you have? A guy at a bar celebrating his birthday and he gets a 6 game suspension. I guess all these other players who were convicted of crimes were displaying behavior that was admirable and in line with the NFL's beliefs.

This doesn't surprise me. He slaps the cheats on the wrist for their actions and burns the tapes then comes down like a ton of bricks on Ben just because. He will use some flimsy argument to justify his means but he can not plausibly deny he is biased and in MHO a poor excuse of a commissioner.

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This doesn't surprise me. He slaps the cheats on the wrist for their actions and burns the tapes then comes down like a ton of bricks on Ben just because. He will use some flimsy argument to justify his means but he can not plausibly deny he is biased and in MHO a poor excuse of a commissioner.

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I have to disagree with you when I think you are wrong my friend. HE IS A PISS POOR EXCUSE.

If he were on fire I wouldn't stomp it out, unless I was wearing baseball cleats.

I still dont like how goodell eliminated the patriots first round pick but still let them trade for one.

the commisioner is a pile of wank

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I still dont like how goodell eliminated the patriots first round pick but still let them trade for one.

the commisioner is a pile of wank

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He has shown himself to be extremely biased who picks and chooses who he is going to make examples out of. This is definitely not what an NFL Commish should be.

ive said it before and ill say it again

art II needs to be in goodell's ear every day asking "what the ****"

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He has shown himself to be extremely biased who picks and chooses who he is going to make examples out of. This is definitely not what an NFL Commish should be.

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I do believe this proves your point :wtf:

http://www.steeluniverse.net/forums/...nsion-unlikely

Goodell said (Vince) Young, a first-time legal offender who received a misdemeanor citation for assault, was unlikely to be suspended, as he is a first-time legal offender, according to the report.

Oh geez people.

Once again. Simple math.

Braylon Edwards. 1 simple assault charge-- 1 PUNCH.

Roethisberger. 2nd accusation of RAPE.

2 > 1.

And every one of you knows that there is a very big difference between reality, and the legal system.

I swear, I am getting more and more confused about whether this is a Seattle fanbase or a Pittsburgh fanbase.

Ben no assault charge no legal offenses 6 game suspension. Vince young Braylon edwards each with an assault charge no suspension. Ya did the math and it still dont add up.

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Oh geez people.

Once again. Simple math.

Braylon Edwards. 1 simple assault charge-- 1 PUNCH.

Roethisberger. 2nd accusation of RAPE.

2 > 1.

And every one of you knows that there is a very big difference between reality, and the legal system.

I swear, I am getting more and more confused about whether this is a Seattle fanbase or a Pittsburgh fanbase.

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Ah, but you see, there is a difference...one that you seem to be selectively overlooking:

Edwards, and Young, were charged with crimes.

Ben was NOT.

Guess which one got suspended?

Yes, they were serious accusations, but the fact of the matter is that NO CHARGES WERE PRESSED.

Please tell me you see the point, or the slippery slope that they're headed down. Once you start suspending players for accusations, then all it takes is one jilted woman or gold digger, and BAM! Their lives and reputations are ruined.

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Originally Posted by Preacher

Oh geez people.

Once again. Simple math.

Braylon Edwards. 1 simple assault charge-- 1 PUNCH.

Roethisberger. 2nd accusation of RAPE.

2 > 1.

And every one of you knows that there is a very big difference between reality, and the legal system.

I swear, I am getting more and more confused about whether this is a Seattle fanbase or a Pittsburgh fanbase.

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Sounds like you subscribe to bush's fuzzy math theory's 2 unfounded and yet to be proven accusations vs those who have been caught red handed. Yeah 2 is greater than 1. Nobody would ever claim rape if it didn't happen...funny how her story changed so much they couldn't proceed against Ben.

As for the legal system it may not be perfect but it's a helluva lot better than some if not most countries have.