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human
ELI5: why do we expect organizations like the NFL to punish players for illegal things they do off the field?

Shouldn't that solely be handled by the legal system? Yet all you hear is bitching when a player does something illegal in their personal lives and only gets a slap on the wrist from the NFL.
gpt
The NFL is a media juggernaut, so one would think they have a certain moral responsibility. But really, like most things, it's about money.

The NFL has sponsors, and those sponsors don't want their product associated with wife-beaters, child-abusers, and murderers. Same reason Donald Sterling was forced to sell his NBA team. On the surface, the other owners said they were "appalled" (for PR reasons). But really, he was hurting their bottom line.