‘Should Be Ashamed of Themselves’: NFL Under Fire For Giving Player Light Suspension After Allegedly Assaulting the Mother of His Children

NFL fans called out the league for giving Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Cameron Sutton a relatively light suspension for his alleged assault of the mother of his children.

In March, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office in Florida announced there was a warrant for Sutton’s arrest in connection with a domestic dispute. The sheriff’s office stated he was wanted for Domestic Battery by strangulation.

He turned himself in the night of March 31. Police had been searching for him since March 7 when officers responded to a report of an assault. Sutton reportedly fled the scene before police arrived, but police said the victim — the mother of Sutton’s children — “suffered wounds that indicated an incident took place.”

During the police’s search for him, the Lions released him. In June, he signed a one-year deal with the Steelers.

On Monday, the league announced that Sutton was suspended for eight games for violating the NFL’s Personal Conduct Policy.

To many, that suspension was nowhere near enough considering the allegations

against him.

As multiple people noted, the penalty for assault is less than half the length of the suspension players receive for violating the league’s policy on gambling.