Favre penalized $50,000, not suspended for failing to cooperate

They say that everything happens in NY, although technically within the case of Favre, the alleged penis pictures were sent to Jenn Sterger while Favre was playing football in the NJ Meadowlands stadium as a member of the NY Jets. Whatever the case, the Associated Press reports the NFL has fined Brett Favre $50,000 – not for sexual harassment, but for "failure to cooperate," said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. Favre will not be suspended for his actions, although there’s always the chance Favre could briefly retire from the game after an injury-riddled season.

Not experiencing much cooperation from Brett Favre

Commissioner Goodell "could not conclude" that there were violations of the league's personal conduct policy by Brett Favre with the evidence at present, accounts AP. He apparently decided to take action though. A $50,000 fee could simply a way of implying "You’re guilty, Mr. Favre" without officially making such a statement.

It is not okay to text the opposite sex with lewd photos ever. It’s sexual harassment at any work place around. While Favre was on the team in 2008, Jenn Sterger was a NY Jets game-day hostess. She supposedly got Favre penis pictures along with other lewd texts from him. Some critics question why Sterger brought up the event two years after it allegedly occurred, however Brett Favre’s "failure to cooperate" suggests that he was far from innocent. It makes sense that there are suspicions considering Favre's past with substance abuse for instance alcohol and pain killers along with him being unfaithful to his wife. According to Deadspin, Brett Favre also expressed interest in two female massage therapists who worked for the NY Jets at the time.

Suspension did not take place leaving him unaccountable

Brett Favre confessed to inviting Jenn Sterger to his room and also leaving her inappropriate voicemails. He denied the Brett Favre penis pictures though. The "somewhat innocent until proven guilty" stance the NFL appears to be taking with Favre is inconsistent, to say the least. As National Football League disciplinarian, Commissioner Goodell has to make sure something was being done. It does not make much sense that the league didn't connect Favre with sexual harassment. There may be more behind it.

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