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Today’s R&D covers the National Football League’s recent problems with off the field incidents. Former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice was kicked off of his former club after hitting his then-fiancee and Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson is under fire for hitting one of his sons. The incidents have placed NFL Commission Roger Goodell under fire and given the league a public relations nightmare. Sports questions are not common in extemp, but since the NFL’s incidents touch on child abuse, appropriate child discipline, and domestic violence, you may encounter questions about them in a domestic social round in the near future.
Jason Gay: The NFL wanted to become a constant obsession-and now it is. http://t.co/HtndH5EO4C
— WSJ Sports (@WSJSports) September 17, 2014
Expect discipline in the NFL when its billion dollar corporate sponsors aren’t happy http://t.co/jXsHjXOaIi
— U.S. News (@usnews) September 17, 2014
How the government helps the NFL maintain its power and profitability http://t.co/KlWJsfapKV
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 17, 2014
Bank of America says it hopes #NFL will combat domestic violence http://t.co/AzmcZS4lCv
— Charlotte Observer (@theobserver) September 17, 2014
Why (most) sponsors aren’t pulling out of the NFL http://t.co/Gtw6Gcnz9P
— TIME.com (@TIME) September 17, 2014
The average man in his late 20s is about nine times more likely to be arrested than an NFL player for any cause: http://t.co/O1wkI96eI8
— Forbes (@Forbes) September 17, 2014
#NFL criticized for handling of Brandon Marshall allegations. #Bears http://t.co/KmS2ODskw0 pic.twitter.com/URIB5GiuRP
— Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune) September 17, 2014
Black women’s groups challenge lack of diversity in NFL domestic violence advisory group http://t.co/iSqlhmnVI9
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 17, 2014
The NFL 2014: Where Racketeers Condemn Child Abusers http://t.co/Yj3ppP6t72
— The Nation (@thenation) September 17, 2014
Chronicle Exclusive: @AdrianPeterson‘s mother defends his actions, childhood http://t.co/XE2Eec76Jo #NFL pic.twitter.com/RG1blZXnFE
— Houston Chronicle (@HoustonChron) September 17, 2014
Sponsors and fans express shock at domestic-abuse accusations but still thrill to the collisions on the field. http://t.co/Gbzcw9Qxrn
— NYT Sports (@NYTSports) September 17, 2014
“Boycotting the NFL is simply not the best way to change its behavior.” http://t.co/5qa29srwJF
— TIME.com (@TIME) September 17, 2014
Driving the Day: NFL controversy comes to Capitol Hill http://t.co/CI2D0OyR26 pic.twitter.com/rLA7FWU3s5
— POLITICO (@politico) September 17, 2014
Here are statements from Anheuser-Busch, FedEx, Verizon and Pepsi on @NFL’s handling of recent domestic abuse issues: http://t.co/pverVKFfiP
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) September 17, 2014
NFL hires former Joe Biden aide who worked on Violence Against Women Act http://t.co/FOycK7s8Sq
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 16, 2014
Why NFL Commissioner Roger #GoodellMustGo-and Who Should Replace Him http://t.co/H0LMQJXBxf pic.twitter.com/qOYhj8c7FM
— The Nation (@thenation) September 16, 2014