Many will surely say that Minnesota Vikings Brett Favre got off easy with his sexting scandal after the NFL punished him with $50,000 fine for his failure to cooperate with a league investigation.
Former New York Jets employee Jenn Sterger accused Favre of sending graphic photos and inappropriate messages when she's still working at the Jets in 2008.
NFL released a statement, “The forensic analysis could not establish that Favre sent the objectionable photographs to Sterger. The review found no evidence to contradict the statements of both Favre and Sterger that they never met in person, nor was there anything to suggest that Sterger engaged in any inappropriate conduct.”
Despite the league's failure to established Favre's violations in the league's personal conduct guidelines, Commissioner Goodell also "determined that Favre was not candid in several respects during the investigation."
Jenn Sterger and her lawyer, Joseph R. Conway are definitely not satisfied and “extremely disappointed" with the outcome of the league's decision.
Sterger's lawyer has released a statement, "While I am not privy to how Mr. Goodell reached such a finding, we strongly disagree with his conclusion that there was insufficient evidence to support a violation of the policy."
"Our evidence and the personal testimony of Ms. Sterger clearly showed a pattern of lewd and offensive behavior by Mr. Favre that lasted all of the 2008 season."
"Today’s decision is an affront to all females and shows once again that, despite tough talk, the NFL remains the good old boys’ league."
$50,000 fine is really just a small amount. It will be more acceptable if they punished him with a game suspension (w/o pay). The NFL has been criticized for allowing the investigation to drag until the end of the season and now its credibility is in jeopardy with this ruling.
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