Who’s Responsible for Domestic Violence in the NFL

“Between January 1st, 2000 and as recently as July 1st, 2015, there have been 799 arrests involving NFL players and 99 of them involved domestic abuse issues.”

Legal Talk Network producer Laurence Colletti interviews Cleveland Patterson, Scott Andresen, and Randy Kessler, panelists at the 2015 American Bar Association Annual Meeting. Together they discuss the history of domestic violence in the NFL starting with the Ray Rice case and the following media hype. Laurence, Cleveland, Scott, and Randy examine the punishment equivalency in the NFL, who should actually be responsible for punishment and rehabilitation, and whether the unions should be involved.

Cleveland Patterson is an assistant district attorney in Mobile, Alabama.

Scott Andresen is a sports entertainment attorney with ANDRESEN & ASSOCIATES, P.C. in Chicago.

Randy Kessler is a divorce lawyer and past chair of the ABA Family Law Section.

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