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**TimBone** · 10-20-2016, 11:29 AM

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/giants-...133944141.html
Giants K Josh Brown admitted to patterned domestic abuse in police documents

The NFL, which suspended New York Giants kicker Josh Brown, has some explaining to do.

New York Giants kicker Josh Brown admitted to domestic violence against his wife in police documents that were released on Wednesday. The NFL suspended Brown for a mere one game — despite its supposedly get-tough-on-abuse policy calling for a six-game ban for first-time offenders — and the Giants went out of their way to defend him afterward.

Brown’s admissions in the form of a letter and emails were part of evidence that was released in an investigation in the state of Washington after Brown was arrested last year. Brown’s wife, Molly, made a 911 call, which led to her providing King County, Wash. police with the written documents as proof.

Giants kicker Josh Brown (AP)
Giants kicker Josh Brown (AP)
Brown initially was charged with assault in the fourth degree/domestic violence, and though the charge was later dropped, Brown’s journal entry appeared to offer an admission of guilt: “I have abused my wife.”

Molly Brown told police in 2015 after the arrest that her then-husband had abused her numerous times, more than 20 occasions over the past several years. The two have since divorced.

The NFL and the Giants have not yet commented on the matter since the documents were revealed late Wednesday night. The Giants are preparing to leave for London to play a Week 7 game against the Los Angeles Rams.

Brown’s words appear to reveal a very dark side of himself. In one journal entry, Brown wrote that he had “physically, mentally, emotionally and verbally been a repulsive man.” In an email, Brown said he had “objectified women and never really worried about the pain and hurt I caused them.”

There’s more. Brown opens a door to a man who had a patterned history of abuse and carried a God-like complex while treating his then wife as a “slave.” Brown blamed his actions of being abused himself when he was 6.

“I have been a liar for most of my life,” he wrote. “I made selfish decisions to use and abuse women starting at the age of 7 to fill this void. I objectified women and never really worried about the pain and hurt I caused them. My ability to connect emotionally to other people was zero. My empathy levels were zero.

“Because I never handled these underlying issues I became an abuser and hurt Molly physically, emotionally and verbally. I viewed myself as God basically and she was my slave.”

Not only was Brown not given a six-game suspension — he served his one game in Week 1 — but the Giants gave him a two-year, $4 million contract extension in the offseason.

The NFL’s new language on domestic abuse reads clearly: all first-offense violations “that involve assault, battery, domestic violence, dating violence, child abuse and other forms of family violence, or sexual assault involving physical force or committed against someone incapable of giving consent [will result in a] a “baseline suspension without pay of six games.”

The league previously justified the punishment because it said in August “insufficient information to corroborate prior allegations.” But all they needed was one read of these documents, all spelled out by Brown himself.

Apparently, the NFL is reinterpreting its own rules. Given how vigorously the NFL pursued the Tom Brady and deflate-gate matter, spending months in court to fight the result and tens of millions of dollars in the process, it appears the NFL gave almost no effort to read the documents on Brown — if the league, in fact, knew they existed — which clearly spell out his patterned behavior.

But Giants owner John Mara made it sound in August like he and the team were well aware of what Brown was accused of — and they’ve firmly stood behind him in the wake of them.

“All I can tell you is that we’re aware of all the allegations, and I believe all the facts and circumstances, and we were comfortable with our decision to re-sign him,” Mara said in August.

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In58men · 10-20-2016, 11:31 AM

He'll get a free pass from the fans and NFL, but not Ray Rice.

**TimBone** · 10-20-2016, 11:35 AM

Goodell and the NFL are just so wild and inconsistent in their approach regarding suspensions.

In58men · 10-20-2016, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by TimBone

Goodell and the NFL are just so wild and inconsistent in their approach regarding suspensions.

Very true.

**BigRichard** · 10-20-2016, 11:39 AM

Did that ****ing douche who posted the drawing of the guy slashing the cops throat get anything?

**the Talking Can** · 10-20-2016, 11:39 AM

should we draft him?

Marcellus · 10-20-2016, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by TimBone

Goodell and the NFL are just so wild and inconsistent in their approach regarding suspensions.

Its bizarre.

**The Franchise** · 10-20-2016, 12:11 PM

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The NFL is re-opening its investigation into Giants kicker Josh Brown in light of the release of additional documents regarding Brown's May 2015 domestic violence arrest.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300...ht-of-new-docs

ThaVirus · 10-20-2016, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by TimBone

Goodell and the NFL are just so wild and inconsistent in their approach regarding suspensions.

Insanely inconsistent.

Haven't seen it mentioned here, but Vontaze Burfict put a nasty, obviously dirty hit on the back of Martellus Bennett's knee last week and he got no suspension ands $75,000 fine. He should have gotten a heavy suspension.

ThaVirus · 10-20-2016, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by BigRichard

Did that ****ing douche who posted the drawing of the guy slashing the cops throat get anything?

Don't think so. Only got reprimanded by the team, if I'm not mistaken.

**The Franchise** · 10-20-2016, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by BigRichard

Did that ****ing douche who posted the drawing of the guy slashing the cops throat get anything?

Isaih Crowell and no.

He apparently donated his last paycheck to the cops though.

**MahiMike** · 10-20-2016, 12:28 PM

Did he kick her through the uprights?

big nasty kcnut · 10-20-2016, 02:26 PM

The thing is that kicker could say he's being punished twice for the same crime. Which he deserve to be punished but double jeopardy and such.

Deberg_1990 · 10-20-2016, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Debbie Downer

He'll get a free pass from the fans and NFL, but not Ray Rice.

white kickers arnt as threatening as black running backs.

vailpass · 10-20-2016, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

white kickers arnt as threatening as black running backs.

I wondered how long it would take before some clown went that route. First post. Of course it was inmen.

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TimBone Mostly Ignored Join Date: Jul 2013 Casino cash: $8499985	NFL suspended Josh Brown for only one game, and now reports show he abused his ex-wif http://sports.yahoo.com/news/giants-...133944141.html Giants K Josh Brown admitted to patterned domestic abuse in police documents The NFL, which suspended New York Giants kicker Josh Brown, has some explaining to do. New York Giants kicker Josh Brown admitted to domestic violence against his wife in police documents that were released on Wednesday. The NFL suspended Brown for a mere one game — despite its supposedly get-tough-on-abuse policy calling for a six-game ban for first-time offenders — and the Giants went out of their way to defend him afterward. Brown’s admissions in the form of a letter and emails were part of evidence that was released in an investigation in the state of Washington after Brown was arrested last year. Brown’s wife, Molly, made a 911 call, which led to her providing King County, Wash. police with the written documents as proof. Giants kicker Josh Brown (AP) Giants kicker Josh Brown (AP) Brown initially was charged with assault in the fourth degree/domestic violence, and though the charge was later dropped, Brown’s journal entry appeared to offer an admission of guilt: “I have abused my wife.” Molly Brown told police in 2015 after the arrest that her then-husband had abused her numerous times, more than 20 occasions over the past several years. The two have since divorced. The NFL and the Giants have not yet commented on the matter since the documents were revealed late Wednesday night. The Giants are preparing to leave for London to play a Week 7 game against the Los Angeles Rams. Brown’s words appear to reveal a very dark side of himself. In one journal entry, Brown wrote that he had “physically, mentally, emotionally and verbally been a repulsive man.” In an email, Brown said he had “objectified women and never really worried about the pain and hurt I caused them.” There’s more. Brown opens a door to a man who had a patterned history of abuse and carried a God-like complex while treating his then wife as a “slave.” Brown blamed his actions of being abused himself when he was 6. “I have been a liar for most of my life,” he wrote. “I made selfish decisions to use and abuse women starting at the age of 7 to fill this void. I objectified women and never really worried about the pain and hurt I caused them. My ability to connect emotionally to other people was zero. My empathy levels were zero. “Because I never handled these underlying issues I became an abuser and hurt Molly physically, emotionally and verbally. I viewed myself as God basically and she was my slave.” Not only was Brown not given a six-game suspension — he served his one game in Week 1 — but the Giants gave him a two-year, $4 million contract extension in the offseason. The NFL’s new language on domestic abuse reads clearly: all first-offense violations “that involve assault, battery, domestic violence, dating violence, child abuse and other forms of family violence, or sexual assault involving physical force or committed against someone incapable of giving consent [will result in a] a “baseline suspension without pay of six games.” The league previously justified the punishment because it said in August “insufficient information to corroborate prior allegations.” But all they needed was one read of these documents, all spelled out by Brown himself. Apparently, the NFL is reinterpreting its own rules. Given how vigorously the NFL pursued the Tom Brady and deflate-gate matter, spending months in court to fight the result and tens of millions of dollars in the process, it appears the NFL gave almost no effort to read the documents on Brown — if the league, in fact, knew they existed — which clearly spell out his patterned behavior. But Giants owner John Mara made it sound in August like he and the team were well aware of what Brown was accused of — and they’ve firmly stood behind him in the wake of them. “All I can tell you is that we’re aware of all the allegations, and I believe all the facts and circumstances, and we were comfortable with our decision to re-sign him,” Mara said in August. – – – – – – – Eric Edholm is a writer for Shutdown Corner on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at edholm@yahoo-inc.com or follow him on Twitter! Follow @Eric_Edholm
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