Punishment should meet the crime.
The punishments as they currently are are what needs to happen. Rice, Peterson, Welker etc......... Rice got off WAY to easy the first time. Goodell is an idiot and he got caught acting like a college coach giving leniency to the star players. In this case the money makers. I'm glad Goodell got caught. Lying though his damn teeth.
Rice should have at least a year ban. I don't care what his wife says. Let him back in next year because he will have served a fair punishment. BUT we all now know who Rice truly is. I have experience in this with my mother when I was a kid. (not my dad now) Even if the asshole never hits again he will only be kept at bay by consequence and his heart is what it is.
The Peterson deal is weird. I was hit like that and it stung and made welts but went away just fine. I was never in any danger. BUT maybe we all have come into the civilized century? Time will tell on that.
Welker did what probably half of everyone else does and got caught. Little skinny white guy needs some help.....
I'm not familiar with the other ones. I've been out of the ESPN bullshit for some time now.