It was fine for the NFL when they had the media in their back pockets but now the media is having to actually do their jobs since TMZ has been breaking these stories and it’s not looking good for the NFL.
We have extortion plots, murders, thieves, child abusers, spouse abusers, etc. who have always been there but certain people in the organizations have covered it up and now the media just can’t anymore without looking culpable.
I seem to recall that the National Enquirer broke the Clinton/Lewinsky scandal.