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""The personal-conduct policy also states that discipline is appropriate for conduct that ‘undermines or puts at risk the integrity and reputation of the NFL, NFL clubs, or NFL players.’ By any measure, your conduct satisfies that standard,” Goodell wrote in a letter sent to the quarterback"
I don't think the NFL needs anymore then the above quote to justify suspending Ben. Its their organization, he works for them (at least through his employment with the Steelers) and they feel his actions could be damaging to the leagues reputation and integrity. It might be unprecedented but the NFL is within their rights to hand it down such a punishment and if Ben wants to keep making the big bucks playing in the NFL he's going to have to serve it.
Besides the NFL does unprecedented things all the time, the fines they handed down to New England after spygate was pretty unprecedented regardless of how many teams had done the exact same thing over the years. They changed the policy or at least made it known they were going to enforce it, the Patriots violated it anyway and paid the price. That's just life in the NFL...if teams and players don't like I'm sure the CFL would be happy to take them on.
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