Bob McNair

[HPF Bob]

I went back to the original SI article about Jerry Richardson and I don't see where his actions merit the word "assault". Is asking a woman how she fits into her tight jeans now "assault"? Crude, yes. But this is simply words, not rape. He would write comments to the ladies in the office about their looks and include a small gift to buy dinner or a dress. Awkward, yes. RAPE??? No.

Richardson did ask for some kinda icky things like asking an employee to come to his suite during a game to massage his feet. But, geez, the guy is in his 80s. She could have easily said 'no'.

Barrett is totally correct that men of wealth and power use money to buy off what, to others, seems rude or indiscreet. People (both sexes) decide if it is worth demeaning themselves to perform their boss' request or lose that "cool job" they have working for a sports team.

I've had to swallow my pride a few times when a boss demanded something I thought was unfair or unreasonable. But I always had the option of telling a boss "screw it" and quitting. So do these folks.

Should a football player get paid a couple of million and endure a few off-color jokes by the boss or should he quit and go back to washing cars or hauling trash? Ask Eric Reed how that's working out.

Unfair? As Jimmy Carter once opined, "Life is unfair".