The answer to the question is they won’t, but if they and the NFL truly cared about domestic violence he wouldn’t be in the league.
A lot of NFL players were puffing their chest out about Ray Rice and how any player who puts their hand on a woman should be banned, but they conveniently have forgotten the multiple abusers that are in their league. The only difference is there isn’t a video, but that doesn’t mean they don’t exist. We spotlighted Brandon Marshall’s violent history, but to even get more specific here are some details about Terrell Suggs and his current wife’s relationship.
According to the domestic complaint obtained Friday by The Baltimore Sun, Suggs’ longtime girlfriend, Candace Williams, claimed the All-Pro punched her in the neck and dragged her alongside a speeding car with their two children in the vehicle. The woman said she suffered “severe road rash” as a result of the incident.
As is standard protocol in the wake of a complaint of this nature, Suggs was ordered to turn over any firearms in his possession. The Sun reported he turned over seven guns. WBAL-TV reported Suggs surrendered nine.
In December 2009, Williams alleged Suggs held her down on the floor, poured bleach on her and their son and kicked her in the face, breaking her nose, according to The Sun. Williams also claimed physical abuse dating to the start of their relationship in 2007.
Williams was granted a protective order as a result of those 2009 claims.
Here is the way Suggs explained away the situation before their wedding.
“My fiance and I have two beautiful children together whom we both love and care for tremendously,” the statement read. “The personal issues that the two of us have faced recently have been addressed in a responsible and adult manner and have been resolved. I am certain that we will get through this matter and move forward as a happy family.”
Was it responsible to abuse your soon to be wife in front of your kids allegedly? A lot of people wondered how Janay Palmer could married Ray Rice, it isn’t as uncommon as you think. This isn’t picking on Suggs, it is a about showing the hypocrisy of the NFL and media. Ray Rice deserves to be suspended and frankly he should to be in jail, but don’t be naive and think he is the only NFL player who is a domestic abuser, he is just the only one who got caught on tape.