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When the NFL acts swiftly and decisively, it takes criticism for being too heavy-handed. When the NFL fails to act swiftly and decisively, it takes criticism for allowing an issue to linger. And sometimes the NFL faces criticism on both fronts at the same time.
That’s the case with Senator Harry Reid’s comments on the Senate floor today: Reid pivoted off the NFL’s suspension of Tom Brady for Deflategate and said that if the league wants to take such decisive action, it should do so on changing the name of its Washington, D.