Mike Florio

There's been no suggestion that anyone is not of legal age, but the whole thing just looks bad.

The problem for the NFL

And I don't know whether it's a problem.

This may be the way that they avoid having to do anything.

There's no criminal allegation.

There's no lawsuit.

There's no

clear, objective wrongdoing.

So I think, like so many other things we see in today's society, everybody involved is going to keep their head low, their mouth shut, and wait for all of our goldfish brains to focus on whatever the next scandal is, because there's always something else.

And that thing that seemed like the most important topic ever subsides.

Now, these Epstein files, they have had staying power, despite the best efforts of many

to try to turn the page to a different topic, they continue to linger.

And from the league's perspective, and this is something I'm going to write hopefully this afternoon, if they wanted to, if they truly wanted to, if they're serious when they say they hold owners to a higher standard than players, they could focus on the very last item in the list of prohibited activities in the personal conduct policy.

I'm looking at it now.

It's under Article 1, Expectations and Standards of Conduct, the very last bullet point.

conduct that undermines or puts at risk the integrity of the NFL, NFL clubs, or NFL personnel.

I don't think it takes a major leap of logic to say an owner who is sending these skeevy, pervy emails that objectify women with the kind of language that was being used

Now look, does it go as far as the John Gruden emails?

Maybe not, but we saw what happened to Gruden.

And if owners are held to a higher standard than everyone else, I don't think it's a stretch to say that what Tisch did undermines or puts at risk the integrity of the NFL, NFL teams, or NFL personnel.