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Originally Posted by mullen
I can't remember exactly what he said but I believe Simmons threatened to go public if anyone told him to knock it off with criticizing the commissioner. Then ESPN suspended him 3 weeks. So I guess he really didn't make any threats but he didn't think espn had the balls to suspend him that long or at all
I think he didn't follow through because ESPN laid the hammer of God down on him. He's still got a year left on his contract, if they threatened to bench him for the entirety of the contract that would pretty much ruin whatever plans he may have had for when his contract expires. Sometimes you just have to sit and take it.
Also, reading his column, it's abundantly clear that he didn't get suspended for what he said about Goodell.