Stephen A. Smith

Yeah, I think this might be a question that It would be best to answer just because she while we tag team talking to the victim, she talked to the most of them. And not only that, but she also really took the lead and being so careful about how we wrote about this and was explicit with it. Is that okay?

Yeah, I think this might be a question that It would be best to answer just because she while we tag team talking to the victim, she talked to the most of them. And not only that, but she also really took the lead and being so careful about how we wrote about this and was explicit with it. Is that okay?

I can take that.

I can take that.

Yeah, I mean, so we can start with the legal stuff first and then go into the NFL investigation. But, you know, for the first story, we spoke with a number of legal experts just about like what the realm of possibilities were.

Yeah, I mean, so we can start with the legal stuff first and then go into the NFL investigation. But, you know, for the first story, we spoke with a number of legal experts just about like what the realm of possibilities were.

And, you know, they all pretty soundly said that because of the state statute of limitations, both civilly and criminally, there was very little legal recourse for these women.

And, you know, they all pretty soundly said that because of the state statute of limitations, both civilly and criminally, there was very little legal recourse for these women.

Even if these allegations had come forward within the statute of limitations, there's also, unfortunately, a lot of the gray areas around what exactly would be the charge for some of these alleged actions and stuff like that. It's not an easy thing to prosecute criminally or civilly, is what several people told us. But regarding the NFL investigation, I mean...

Even if these allegations had come forward within the statute of limitations, there's also, unfortunately, a lot of the gray areas around what exactly would be the charge for some of these alleged actions and stuff like that. It's not an easy thing to prosecute criminally or civilly, is what several people told us. But regarding the NFL investigation, I mean...

The biggest precedent that we have with this is the Deshaun Watson case, which ultimately kind of resulted in initially a six game ban and then was eventually led into an 11 game suspension and a $5 million fine of some sort that Deshaun Watson's lawyers worked out with the NFL. So, you know, that is kind of the main precedent that we see right now. There

The biggest precedent that we have with this is the Deshaun Watson case, which ultimately kind of resulted in initially a six game ban and then was eventually led into an 11 game suspension and a $5 million fine of some sort that Deshaun Watson's lawyers worked out with the NFL. So, you know, that is kind of the main precedent that we see right now. There

does seem to be an overarching policy now of like when the allegations are serious enough, it would result in a six game ban. But obviously Watson's case shows that that's fluid. So it really does remain to be seen about what the NFL investigators find. And then from there with, I guess, likely with Tucker's team and his lawyers, what negotiations they can go into to decide what's best.

does seem to be an overarching policy now of like when the allegations are serious enough, it would result in a six game ban. But obviously Watson's case shows that that's fluid. So it really does remain to be seen about what the NFL investigators find. And then from there with, I guess, likely with Tucker's team and his lawyers, what negotiations they can go into to decide what's best.

You know, yes. And it's also really interesting about how they go about this investigation process, because most of the NFL's security team and the investigators that they have on this are former professionals. prosecutors in some way, they might be former legal experts, former FBI. So they really do hire people with strong backgrounds for this type of work.

You know, yes. And it's also really interesting about how they go about this investigation process, because most of the NFL's security team and the investigators that they have on this are former professionals. prosecutors in some way, they might be former legal experts, former FBI. So they really do hire people with strong backgrounds for this type of work.

And then also when they go into the investigation in the Watson case, they also literally hired former federal judge that was jointly, you know, agreed upon between the Players Union and the NFL to be deciding what to do about this case. So, you know, they do genuinely go about it in this model that's similar to our court system, it seems.

And then also when they go into the investigation in the Watson case, they also literally hired former federal judge that was jointly, you know, agreed upon between the Players Union and the NFL to be deciding what to do about this case. So, you know, they do genuinely go about it in this model that's similar to our court system, it seems.

Can I jump in for a second? Yes. You know, another thing that we we so Julie and I have heard back from many of the massage therapists who we spoke to about their reactions to, you know, as this news coming to light and as more and more alleged accounts are coming forward and something that they are.

Can I jump in for a second? Yes. You know, another thing that we we so Julie and I have heard back from many of the massage therapists who we spoke to about their reactions to, you know, as this news coming to light and as more and more alleged accounts are coming forward and something that they are.