NFL Punishment Often Doesn’t Fit The Crime
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By DERON SNYDER
You know the thing about common sense? It’s not that common.
The NFL proves as much time and again in deciding what’s a fineable offense and what isn’t. The league often hits when it should stay, and stays when it should hit.
Under that formula of reverse psychology, New England tight end Rob Gronkowski will be a little lighter in the pocket shortly.
In case you missed it, Gronkowski was all over the news this week for being pictured with porn star Bibi Jones, who wore his jersey while he went shirtless in one of the photos that surfaced on Twitter. He spent part of Wednesday apologizing for the act. “I didn’t intend anything to hurt the reputation of anyone on the New England Patriots or on behalf of [team owner] Robert Kraft,” he told reporters. “It was just a simple picture, and that’s all.”
Hardly. It was a boon to Ms. Jones‘ career, as scores of men who never heard of her undoubtedly turned to Google for, um, more information. And it likely cost Gronkowski some cool points in the locker room, because Ms. Jones said she wanted much more than a photo op with him but nothing happened.
