As happens every year at the end of the NFL season, stars and starters are rested to prepare for the playoffs. But is this ethical?
December 31, 2004 (Press Release) --
The end of the NFL season came early for several teams this year. Some had clinched their spot in the playoffs and others had secured a high draft pick. However, just because an NFL's team season is over, does that team have an ethical responsibility to play its best players?
http://legalball.com/NFL_2004_Ethics.html answers that very question.
Four spots remain available for the playoffs entering the weekend with nine teams competing for the each spot. Therefore every game played this weekend will have bearing on the playoff scenarios. So what happens when a team has already clinched their position and decides to rest their star player?
Such a situation may very well occur this Sunday when stars like Michael Vick, Peyton Manning, Ben Roethlisberger, and Duce Staley may all be held out to remain healthy for a Super Bowl run.
Only two weeks ago Philadelphia Eagles' star receiver Terrell Owens broke his leg in a rather meaningless game. Owens will now miss the postseason and the Eagles Super Bowl dreams have been greatly diminished.
The Atlanta Falcons would suffer the same fate if Michael Vick got hurt this weekend, or Peyton Manning and the Colts, or Tom Brady and the Patriots or any number of other stars.
At http://legalball.com we discuss the ethical question surrounding this dilemma, specifically is the integrity of the game placed at risk when the best players are held out of playoff implicating games?
http://legalball.com is the online sports news home for the intelligent sports fan. Covering all major sports news and sports information, make sure that http://legalball.com is your online home for all sports coverage.
Whether discussing steroids in baseball, the BCS mess in College Football, the playoffs in the NFL, or the fight in the NBA, http://legalball.com is your home for sports news and information.
http://legalball.com/NFL_2004_Ethics.html answers that very question.
Four spots remain available for the playoffs entering the weekend with nine teams competing for the each spot. Therefore every game played this weekend will have bearing on the playoff scenarios. So what happens when a team has already clinched their position and decides to rest their star player?
Such a situation may very well occur this Sunday when stars like Michael Vick, Peyton Manning, Ben Roethlisberger, and Duce Staley may all be held out to remain healthy for a Super Bowl run.
Only two weeks ago Philadelphia Eagles' star receiver Terrell Owens broke his leg in a rather meaningless game. Owens will now miss the postseason and the Eagles Super Bowl dreams have been greatly diminished.
The Atlanta Falcons would suffer the same fate if Michael Vick got hurt this weekend, or Peyton Manning and the Colts, or Tom Brady and the Patriots or any number of other stars.
At http://legalball.com we discuss the ethical question surrounding this dilemma, specifically is the integrity of the game placed at risk when the best players are held out of playoff implicating games?
http://legalball.com is the online sports news home for the intelligent sports fan. Covering all major sports news and sports information, make sure that http://legalball.com is your online home for all sports coverage.
Whether discussing steroids in baseball, the BCS mess in College Football, the playoffs in the NFL, or the fight in the NBA, http://legalball.com is your home for sports news and information.
Email
Print
SPAM
LEAVE A COMMENT
