i just dont understand why the seahawks havent said anything - it would be super easy for them to say something as simple as "we're aware of the situation regarding [insert player name] who is scheduled to be a free agent... we have made the decision we will not be re-signing him - we as an organisation take domestic violence incredibly seriously and needless to say, [insert player name]'s actions do not fit with our organisation's values - we wish and pray [insert victim's name] makes a full recovery and will support her"
tbh they dont even need to be that emphatic - just the fact they havent said anything as simple as 'we're aware of the situation and monitoring' - like i get the fact that he's a free agent - but he's technically a seahawk until the new league year
Frankly, they shouldn't say anything. You wait for the facts to play out, then you make a decision. We've seen these kinds of "reports" turn out to be flat out lies in the past also, so it would look pretty foolish of them to cut or not re-sign a player so quickly.
They did the right thing. Waited until they corroborated with police, then parted ways. It really doesn't matter whether its done an hour after, a day after, or a week after. Its not like they let him suit up and play. Their season is over.
I was generally fine with the statement too. Just because it mentions suicide doesn't mean they think he is. By definition, it requires a mental health problem to do something like this. Whether its psychosis or CTE, it doesn't matter. Its still a mental illness.
Obviously I have no sympathy for him and am perfectly fine if he's in prison for the rest of his life or even kills himself. I don't really care. Seems to be a pretty horrible person, or at least, did some things that were pretty horrible, and I think whatever punishment happens is sufficient.
But I think we're putting a little too much stock in the "response" from a football team that isn't actively doing anything. The legal system is going to take care of this for them anyway.
