And it’s pretty much an open and shut case, Rice will win.
Agree; Rice will win in a slam dunk. The NFL knows it. When the NIL loses; Goodell can claim he tried, but evil arbitrator ruled.against them.
Goodell doesn’t care about the outcome of this action; he’s just trying to cover his ass.
The first half of your sentence is right. But Rice will lose. Private organizations are under no form of compulsion against layered punishment. Lots of guys get punished by their team and the league, for big PR hits like this it’s basically the standard, teams often don’t want players that draw that kind of fire. Pacman Jones got cut by the Titans while suspended by the league, Rice has got nothing to stand on.