Riley Cooper last year made some racial slurs in an unfit manner. He later apologized for his actions, but had to deal with the scrutiny of everybody focusing on his off-field actions than his production on the field.
The ” N” word was a racial slur to humiliate and degrade African Americans in the late 1700′s. To this day this word has upset players, society, and the forward progression of change. The late comedian Richard Pryor used the “N ” word a lot in his stand ups until one day he had got offended, fed up, and disclose using the ” N ” word because the African American community was down his throat with using that word.
The ” N ” word comes with a lot of pain and suffering so the league is trying to cut down on offensive language to have a more positive environment.”I think you may see it made a point of emphasis,” said one person with knowledge of the deliberations, speaking on the condition of anonymity. “The thought is that there is already the mechanism to deal with that under the existing rules.””The officials feel it can be done,” the person said. “There are going to be times when you can’t determine who said what. But there are times when you can determine it and can make a call. I think a lot of people deplore that type of language being so widespread and feel doing something about it is the right thing to do.”
“I think it’s a good rule,” Cooper told CSNPhilly.com.
Oklahoma State’s star Marcus Smart had an incident where one of the fans called him a racial slur. He responded by pushing the fan, apologized after the game, and was suspended for his actions, because he let his emotions get in the way.
Honestly, anything that takes away from football in a negative way should be abolish and that is what the NFL is attempting to do. A rule change must be ratified by 24 of 32 owners. A point of emphasis from the NFL Competition Committee does not require an ownership vote. The committee will reconvene for more talks on the issue beginning Friday in Naples, Fla
