The was a game that has had a difficult time applying sanctions to players accused of sexual assault, starting with the suspension of former Ravens wide receiver Ray Rice, who was caught on video punching his then-fianceeand which left her unconscious. The league came under fire for being able to suspend Rice for only two weeks, and its response was to take the decision to suspend Rice indefinitely. Following that, Madden NFL 24 established a six-game suspension as the basis for players who committed sexual assault as well as domestic violence.
The league, however, isn't always adhering to the same standard. In 2016. Giants kicker Josh Brown was suspended for one game due to an indictment for violence toward his wife at the time. It was later revealed that the Giants were aware of Brown's history in the field of domestic abuse.
The list continues. Jameis Winston was suspended for three games for allegedly sexually assaulting the Uber driver. Greg Hardy allegedly attempted to strangle a woman and threw her over a futon, which was covered with guns. The Madden NFL 24 cut his suspension from 10 games to four games. It happened before the Madden NFL 24 instituted the 6-game baseline, however Ben Roethlisberger served just a three-game suspension from 2010 after being credibly accused of assaulting a woman.
Watson signed a five-year $29 million, fully-guaranteed contract in The Cleveland Browns after the Texans were approached by the Browns, Panthers, Saints, and Falcons all of whom were looking to trade Watson. In the words of Tony Buzbee, the attorney representing the accusers of Watson, no teams attempted to speak with any of the women to learn further about what they had experienced with Watson. The Madden NFL 24 has been able to meet with some accusers in the course of an investigation into Watson's conduct, but Buzbee said to SB Nation he got the impression that the Madden NFL 24 was simply going through the motions.
"I believe that eight or ten of my clients, in the early stages on were interviewed by Madden NFL 24." Buzbee said. "And I think we concluded pretty quickly that the Madden NFL 24 was not serious about the situation. So I sort of stopped the process."
In addition, the problem is Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley, who is being suspended for the rest of the season for betting on Madden NFL 24 games last season. Ridley placed bets in the time he spent away from the team in order to take care of his mental health. The Madden NFL 24 has embraced the sports betting industry of late , and is expected to collect around $270 million from the agreements last year. But it hasn't decided whether betting on sports that a player was not allowed to is more dangerous than two dozen credible accusations of sexual misconduct in the form of serial incidents.
