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Former NFL Exec Knew of ‘Hundreds’ of Domestic Violence Incidents

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Jerry Angelo, who started as a scout in 1980 with the Dallas Cowboys and served as general manager for Chicago Bears from 2001 to 2011, claims he did not discipline players despite being aware of “hundreds and hundreds” domestic violence incidents.

Angelo says that part of his reasoning is that he didn’t want to put his team at a competitive disadvantage by benching a player, adding, “I didn’t stand alone.”

The issue of domestic violence in the NFL has come and front center since Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice was suspended by the league and released by the team for punching his then-fiancee in the face while riding an elevator in Atlantic City last winter.

The incident was caught on video, which Angelo says, changed his perspective of domestic violence.

“I made a mistake,” he told USA TODAY Sports. “I was human. I was part of it. I’m not proud of it.”

Between the Bears and Cowboys, Angelo also worked for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the New York Giants.


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