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63 Docket 1 (2015)

handle is hein.journals/dock63 and id is 1 raw text is: BUFFALO LAW REVIEW THE DOCKET VOLUME 63 MARCH 2015 PAGES 1-21 To Protect the Shield: Combatting Domestic Violence in the NFL HELEN A. DREWt It's been a year like no other, said New York Giants owner John Mara, as the 2014-2015 NFL season drew to a close.1 As the delirious fans in Buffalo celebrated the purchase of the Bills franchise by the Pegula family,2 Cleveland debated the performance of Johnny Football,3 and a previously unknown running back made Patriots and NFL history with a 200-yard game,4 media coverage of the NFL was dominated by some of the most ugly off-field incidents in the League's history. This Article will examine the most significant of these incidents, involving NFL players Ray Rice, Ray McDonald, Adrian Peterson, Jonathan Dwyer, and Greg Hardy. Ironically, as this piece is published, former New England Patriots Pro Bowler, Aaron Hernandez, is the defendant in a murder trial, and may well face a second murder charge due to evidence uncovered during the t Adjunct Professor, SUNY Buffalo Law School. 1. Jenny Vrentas, Three Months After Ray Rice .... THE MMQB (Dec. 10, 2014), http://mmqb.si.com/2014/12/10/nfl-new-personal-conduct-policy-explained. 2. Pegulas Buy Bills to Cement Commitment to Buffalo, USA TODAY (Oct. 11, 2014, 1:53 AM), http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2014/10/11/pegulas- buy-bills -to-cement-commitment-to-buffalo/17091827. 3. Jim Corbett, Manziel or Hoyer? QB Debate has Browns Fans Split, USA TODAY (Dec. 2, 2014, 7:35 PM), http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/browns/ 2014/12/02/quarterback-debate-in-cleveland-splits-browns-fans/19801915. 4. Dan Hanzus, Pats'Jonas Gray has 201-yard Game after Stat Change, NFL, http://www.nfl.com/news/story/Oap3000000430522/article/pats-jonas-gray-has- 201yard-game-after-stat-change (last updated Nov. 18, 2014, 9:58 PM).