Posted on 09/18/2010 4:28:31 PM PDT by tobyhill
The NFL will implement a workplace conduct training programme after finding the New York Jets acted unprofessionally in the case of a female television reporter who said she felt "uncomfortable" in their locker room.
Commissioner Roger Goodell said the conduct of the Jets "clearly should have been better" but also stressed that his investigation of the matter found no evidence that TV Azteca reporter Ines Sainz was "bumped, touched, brushed against or otherwise subjected to any physical contact" by any player or coach.
Goodell said it did appear that during the practice some Jets team members purposely threw footballs in her direction.
However, in a letter to Jets owner Woody Johnson, Goodell said: "Sainz herself was unequivocal in saying both that no physical contact occurred, and that no player or other Jets staff member made any comment or gesture that could be construed as threatening, demeaning or offensive."
The upshot is that the NFL will implement a training programme for all 32 teams on proper conduct in the workplace and the programme will be underwritten by Johnson.
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Who cares if some chic sees me naked. It is good word of mouth.
>>Sainz herself was unequivocal in saying both that no physical contact occurred, and that no player or other Jets staff member made any comment or gesture that could be construed as threatening, demeaning or offensive.<<
Sorry, but I seem to be missing the part where she tells us what they DID do wrong.
Oh wait, I know what it is.... THEY HAVE TESTOSTERONE!
(In case anyone’s wondering, I myself am a chick.)
and in closing....In this day and age, some will feel “uncomfortable” admitting there is a difference between the sexes...but there always has been....and always will be...as this lady has proved beyond a shadow of a doubt
I rest my case your Honor......
: “Sainz herself was unequivocal in saying both that no physical contact occurred, and that no player or other Jets staff member made any comment or gesture that could be construed as threatening, demeaning or offensive.”
Uh.....
Roger Goodell needs to STFU and go away. The guy is lousy as commissioner and is ruining the NFL.
Hit it, Laz!...
Politically correct BS for one and why train the world, its your beloved Jets-those of rude, crude Hard Knocks fame-that supposedly messed up. This league has become way too full of itself and is headed for disaster.
They wont find their masculine side, they are all union. If you need someone to speak up for you to your boss about pay and working conditions, you lack the fortitude of the nether regions to tell them that you are fine with your own opinions.
On a side track, if the players have agents that negotiate contracts, why do they need a union?
What brilliant logic. Reminds me of the good old days....my brother would fail a test and dad would whup all eight of our asses....just in case.
“The upshot is that the NFL will implement a training programme for all 32 teams on proper conduct in the workplace and the programme will be underwritten by Johnson.”
All forms of masculinity will be re-educated out of the men.
I miss Joe Willie.
a female television reporter who said she felt “uncomfortable” in their locker room
Simple. Stay out of the locker room. Problem solved..
You and your Johnson commercial.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxVH5sKUlPg
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!!
Don't be so hard on Mr. Johnson.
I’m sure it occurs, but since the audience for most women’s sports are vanishingly small, most people have never seen it.
It was a replay of the Corona commercial, you idiots. And it was exactly the reaction she was trying to provoke.
I played professional baseball the year the first female reporter was allowed into the locker room after a game. We purposely walked to the showers in the buff. Can’t a guy take a shower when he wants? We were more than willing to talk to her outside the locker room, but no, she had to come in. She didn’t last long in there.
Badunkadunk !
Badunkadunk bump
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