The truth of the matter is that, legally speaking, this matter's truth will figure itself out in court. Everyone has their own opinion, some more stupid and ill-informed than others, on a polarizing subject that I'd rather waterboard myself than discuss again in detail. That said, you don't have to agree or disagree with the defendant to judge the strength of their defense, and - objectively speaking - the NFL is actively weakening theirs on a weekly basis. Considering money, and only money, is the root cause of this collusion case, it's quite befuddling that the NFL appears to be putting more and more millions on the line in search of profit margins that are comparatively as lucrative as taking someone's lunch money. As is the case with Colin Kaepernick, who can't even get a single glimpse while teams both sign and start undeniably shittier quarterbacks, it doesn't matter if you view Eric Reid as a terrorist, a hero, or literally anything in between. What the NFL is doing by trying to suck him dry of both urine and paycheck every time he so much as knocks someone down during the playing of professional football is basically the equivalent of stealing change from a fountain in broad day light while knowing exactly how pricey bail will be if you get caught. Unless the judge and jury have are viewing things through an NFL-sponsored prescription (if you catch my drift), this is just a terrible, terrible look for the league. While they are pretty used to dealing with unforgivable visuals, they damn sure aren't used to bad optics costing them a potentially preposterous payout that's increasing with each and every punitive measure taken against a player who is intentionally being turned into just as much of a victim as he is a pariah. Never mind some of these fines being flat out wrong in the court of public opinion, because at this point they could very easily end up being financially irresponsible in the court of law.
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