{"id":45059,"date":"2014-09-09T16:19:17","date_gmt":"2014-09-09T22:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2014\/09\/09\/the-onion-imitates-life-again-nfl-edition.html"},"modified":"2014-09-15T14:10:37","modified_gmt":"2014-09-15T20:10:37","slug":"the-onion-imitates-life-again-nfl-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2014\/09\/09\/the-onion-imitates-life-again-nfl-edition.html","title":{"rendered":"&quot;The Onion&quot; Imitates Life, Again (NFL Edition)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A palpable (or visible, at least) hit.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"sm2wp\"><p>\n<a style='display:block;' href='http:\/\/www.theonion.com\/articles\/nfl-announces-new-zerotolerance-policy-on-videotap,36885\/?utm_source=Twitter&#038;utm_medium=SocialMarketing&#038;utm_campaign=Pic:2:Default'><br \/>\n<img src='https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/jXn271dRuzJgZLXlJxa6W7ypmlEo1B2AblHuk4a4Ge0BWaWwNItf2N0Eb_NziFeia-HLZu1_KOo2XdiEiR8ciUCtGjRLaZNSJx0=w506-h303' border='0' \/><br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<span style='font-size:large;'><a href='http:\/\/www.theonion.com\/articles\/nfl-announces-new-zerotolerance-policy-on-videotap,36885\/?utm_source=Twitter&#038;utm_medium=SocialMarketing&#038;utm_campaign=Pic:2:Default'>NFL Announces New Zero-Tolerance Policy On Videotaped Domestic Violence<\/a><\/span><br \/>\nNEW YORK&mdash;Following public outcry over his mishandling of Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice&rsquo;s aggravated assault of his then-fianc&eacute;e, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announced Tuesday that the league has adopted a new zero-tolerance &#8230;\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style='font-size:small;'><a href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/101083456815352083930\/posts\/GFp4DtnCEvG'>View on Google+<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A palpable (or visible, at least) hit. 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