I think it’s pretty unlikely that he’d get a suspension after this. This sounds more like an accident report now than anything else. Especially hearing the quotes from Goodell; it sounds like he was thinking if Marshawn should be suspended rather than how long.

no suspension, no way. Gosder Cherilius, DeJuan Tribble, Jordan Dizon, Brandon Jones, Ahmad Bradshaw, Brandon Marshall, Dwayne Jarrett, Bryant McKinnie, and Cedric Benson are all under more scrutiny than Lynch, maybe excepting Dizon who committed his DUI six days before the draft. Some of these guys like Brandon Marshall, Bryant McKinnie, Gosder Cherilius (who broke a guys neck in a bar fight!), Ahmad Bradshaw (who is in jail) and Brandon Jones are already actually being investigated or Goodell has said will likely be investigated by the league. Lynch will not be suspended, especially with Goodell’s plate full with these guys. Its over. Time to move on.

Sure Goodell is dealing with a bunch of other player misconducts. And some are much more serious than what happened with Lynch. But it’s not like he has a set limit on the amount of players he will discipline. Sure, past precedence will determine somewhat if any discipline may be warranted. But, Goodell still has the power and authority to do what he wishes if he thinks an action goes against the player conduct policy.

I wouldn’t exhale yet if I were Lynch and company.

As far as the "buyout" goes, I think 50 to 75 sounds about right. I hope she doesn’t play the "emotional trauma" card.

The bit about not realizing that he had struck anyone or anything just doesn’t ring true. How many times have you left pieces of your vehicle on the road without realizing that something happened?

No jury (civil in this case) is going to buy that so the lady will get a load of cash. A small amount of the award will be actual damages. A good chunk will be for the obiligatory ‘pain and suffering’ and the rest will be awarded because the jury will likely believe that Lynch lied in his statement.

I’m glad that the legal aspect of the case seems to be completed. Like Krytime, however, I will believe that Goodell won’t suspend Lynch when Lynch starts playing games.

I’ll state this one more time – I hope Lynch and the Bills are being proactive on this, unlike what they have seemed to be so far. I hope they have been in regular contact with the league office (ie – Goodell), and I hope they have made an offer to render some sort of restitution, whether it be through charitable donations, or “voluntary” community service. Basically, anything to appease Goodell and his possible “wrath.”

Now, if I were an “advisor” in the Lynch posse, I’d suggest he ask JP if he could take over/continue the “BuffaloLives.org” project. From what I heard, JP spent about 20gr of his loot on that (Again JP – nice job. Thank you.) That’s still way cheaper than losing a game check due to suspension, and it would build/restore some goodwill/class that’s no longer associated with his name.

Is this a ridiculous idea that I’m proposing?

Throw in a couple of freebie public service announcements with MADD or a similiar organization, and then there would be no way Goodell would think about yanking his jersey for a game or two.

Hope he likes both kinds of music

Country and Western!