The NFL Should Be Proactive and Suspend Tyreek Hill Before the Season Starts

The best way to deal with a player accused of domestic violence is similar to what the Kansas City Chiefs did with Kareem Hunt. Be swift, harsh and proactive. In the case of Tyreek Hill, however, both the Chiefs and the league are dragging this out as long as possible.

The league isn't even going to place him on the commissioner's exempt list, apparently claiming that they're satisfied with the Chiefs suspending him indefinitely after his child abuse allegations came to light.

Hill was suspended from team activities after it was announced he was being investigated for allegedly abusing his three-year-old son after he was discovered with a broken arm and audio emerged of Hill threatening his fiancee, Crystal Espinal.

While this is an ongoing legal matter, the league still has the authority to suspend Hill. The longer Hill goes without formal discipline from the league, the worse the league looks for dragging their feet.

This is not a first-time offender. This is someone who has multiple violent offenses and has not shown any repentance at all. The fact that the league is simply letting the Chiefs handle him is a joke.

Just give him an eight-game suspension. It ends all the speculation, reinforces the notion that the league wants to be tough on those who commit violent offenses, and prevents this ugly chapter in the 2019 season from dragging out any longer. The NFL should have learned their lesson with Adrian Peterson, who was suspended for the final six weeks of the 2014 season for 'abusive discipline' toward his then four-year-old son.

It's better to be hard and firm with your punishment that uneasy and flaky, which is what the league is at this moment. The NFL needs to step in ASAP.