Junior Seau's daughter not allowed to speak at HOF induction

[SnarkShark]

Dicks.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/25/sports/football/junior-seaus-family-will-not-be-allowed-to-speak-at-his-hall-of-fame-induction.html

When his induction was announced at the Super Bowl, his family rejoiced and started thinking about what to say at the ceremony in Canton, Ohio, on Aug. 8. Seau had told them that if he ever made it, he wanted his daughter, Sydney, to introduce him.

But the Hall of Fame does not plan to let Sydney or anyone else speak on Seau’s behalf. Instead, it will show a video commemorating his career, while avoiding questions about his suicide in 2012 at age 43 and the subsequent diagnosis of traumatic brain injury that doctors said they believed was brought on by hits to his head.

 

[93Devil]

It's smart PR.

I would rather have this fallout than the potential of her going on a concussion rant.

Hell, even if she didn't, the media of a fatherless daughter crying because the NFL pretty much killed her father is bad enough.

Heartless, but it's good business.

 

[User 4332]

I disagree that it's good PR. This decision has potential to blow up in the NFL's face far worse than giving the family a podium at the Hall of Fame induction would.

 

[Jake_Taylor]

This would be a much bigger deal if it hadn't been the HOF policy for deceased inductees for years now.

 

[heyabbott]

This would be a much bigger deal if it hadn't been the HOF policy for deceased inductees for years now.

A policy 4 years old? I have belts older than that?

 

[Jake_Taylor]

Still, and I'm not one quick to defend the shield, it isn't like they suddenly panicked about what the Seau family might say and suddenly made a rule.

And I have T-shirts that are 15 years old, so there.

 

[heyabbott]

You can bet both inches of Roger Goodell's **** that if Junior Seau was killed in a small plane delivering humanitarian supplies to Samoa, they would waive the waiting period and waive presenter rules and put the induction ceremony on Sunday Night Football.

The fact that Godell's employers negligently and with intentional indifference allowed Seau to be slowly killed, led them to this result.

 

[Riptide]

You can bet both inches of Roger Goodell's **** ...

That's Hall of Fame right there. Take a bow.

 

[Vombatus]

You can bet both inches of Roger Goodell's ****...

I don't care how big it is, as long as he sticks it to Brady.

 

[freqposter]

If this is true about the alleged length of the commish's penis, I need to find out where Jane Skinner goes for a cup of coffee.

 

[swingline]

If this is true about the alleged length of the commish's penis, I need to find out where Jane Skinner goes for a cup of coffee.

Obviously in a corn field next to a bookstore. Duh.

 

[Captain_Kirk]

So, you have players who don't get recognized into the Hall until after their dead.

Then, you have a rule where no one is his family can speak at the award ceremony.

Almost makes me think, why even bother then?

Stupid rule.

 

[sgreenwell]

So, you have players who don't get recognized into the Hall until after their dead.

Then, you have a rule where no one is his family can speak at the award ceremony.

Almost makes me think, why even bother then?

Stupid rule.

Also, just a coincidence that it was imposed a couple years ago.

 

[outofplace]

When exactly was it put in? After Seau's death?

 

[sgreenwell]

When exactly was it put in? After Seau's death?

According to Heyabbott's post earlier in this thread, four years ago. If he's right, and Wikipedia is right, that would be after this: "In October 2009, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and the NFL Concussion Committee were called before Congress to defend their policies against allegations of neglect."

 

[Mr. Sunshine]

The league anticipated Seau's death and made this rule.

 

[outofplace]

According to Heyabbott's post earlier in this thread, four years ago. If he's right, and Wikipedia is right, that would be after this: "In October 2009, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and the NFL Concussion Committee were called before Congress to defend their policies against allegations of neglect."

Junior Seau family at odds with Pro Hall of Fame over speech rules

Looks like it was first enforced in 2011, before Seau's death. I asked a legitimate question. Of course, you could be counted on for a legitimate response, as opposed to Sunshine's trolling.

 

[BurnsWhenIPee]

Don't remember where I read it, so no idea if it's true, but I saw the rule was put in place after Carl Peterson spoke for Derrick Thomas at his induction and went on for something like 28 minutes when all of the speakers were told they had a 5 minute limit.

 

[outofplace]

So deal with the person who violated the rule, or put in a mechanism to interrupt those who go over. It's not that hard.

 

[sgreenwell]

Don't remember where I read it, so no idea if it's true, but I saw the rule was put in place after Carl Peterson spoke for Derrick Thomas at his induction and went on for something like 28 minutes when all of the speakers were told they had a 5 minute limit.

The last thing any of us want are people going over on Hall of Fame speeches.