Pittsburgh Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger just narrowly escaped legal trouble stemming from an alleged rape of a 20 year old college student in Georgia.
In a statement to the media Wilkinson County District Attorney Fred Bright said, "We are not condoning Mr. Roethlisberger's actions, but we do not prosecute morals. We prosecute crimes.".
With that the criminal phase of Big Ben's latest off the field trouble was put to rest.
Now comes the decision by National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell on whether or not to punish Roethlisberger for his conduct off the field.
This was the second rape accusation leveled against the star QB in a year. Andrea McNulty accused him of sexual assault in 2009 stemming from a 2008 incident in Las Vegas. While Ms McNulty chose not to press charges, she is suing Ben in civil court.
Goodell has made an example of players in the past for violating NFL's personal conduct policy.
Adam "Pacman" Jones was suspended without pay for the entire 2007 season. Chris Henry received an eight game suspension that same year. Both of their suspensions were for numerous arrests.
Michael Vick was suspended for five games after being released from prison for his involvement in a dog fighting ring.
The question here is simple, should Ben Roethlisberger be suspended by the NFL? And if so for how long?
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