Orlando "Zeus" Brown sued by NFL
 

Ravens Tackle Orlando Brown is being sued by the NFL to payback half of last years salary. The espn link is:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=1739053

Personally I have to go with the NFL on this one. If you sue the league saying they ruined your career and then go back to that career. Your first suit was pretty much shiat.

Well, he WAS forced to retire from the eye injury, it just healed well enough to allow him to come back.

I don't think he should have sued in the first place, but the NFL shouldn't be suing him back.

(If anyone should sue him it's the fans of Baltimore for how he cost us that playoff game last year...)

$500,000....That is what the NFL is seaking from Orlando Brown. What the hell are they going to do with $500,000? The NFL should focus on bigger issues like the Maurice Clarrett situation.

I think he should pay it back, it is a matter of princple. You got a guy that sues you for not being able to play and now can. We should make those asses that claim disability, get paid but get caught on camera lifting, dancing, and doing crazy shit you know that they couldn't do if they were disbaled pay back there disability payments.

Well there's a difference.

He was actually retired for three years because of the injury, and was lucky enough to have the eye heal enough to allow him to return. And he actually came back to his job, unlike those you are talking about.

I think he should give some back, but be able to keep the equvilent of the pay he lost over those three years he was out.

Well said, djestudo. I agree completely

The facts in the Orlando Brown situate should dictate that the league just FORGET it ever happened. Let's review:

1. Brown's father went blind late in life.
2. Brown, sensitive to this concern, chose to wear a clear shield over his eyes.
3. The NFL, in their infinite wisdom, forced him to STOP wearing the shield, due to arbitrary uniform guidelines. Brown obeyed.
4. Ref Jeff Triplette decided not to fill his flag "pocket" with bird seed or other recommended items, instead opting for metal pellets (bb's), illegal under NFL rules.
5. Ref Jeff Tripletter tossed the flag AT Brown's head instead of the ground. Keep in mind Brown wasn't even being penalized, and Brown stands 6'7". While Triplette may not have intended to hit Brown in the eye, he certainly wasn't aiming for the ground. This is also against NFL rules.
6. Brown was then cut by the Browns and missed three seasons during the prime of his career. At the time he was one of the highest paid OT in the NFL, and in 1999 was the TOP OT on the free agent market.

Those are pretty damning facts. Sure, he knocked Triplette down when he got in his face for trying to come back to the huddle. Brown's a head case on the field- but it doesn't diminish the facts of the case. The worst part (business-wise), imho, is that Brown's huge signing bonus got accellerated when he was cut, and the Browns couldn't sign a decent OT to replace him. The NFL, after costing Brown and his team, wouldn't even forgive the salary cap hit. Ridiculous!

Take your pick for NFL: No Fun League or No Fair League. As for my stance on this, it seems they're punishing him for coming back. The NFL should have paid him his salary in full the time he had to miss, since they're the reason he missed playing, without him needing to sue in the first place. So retarded.