Lack of NFL intervention in Tom Cable case demonstrates double standard

On Monday, Kansas City Chiefs running back Larry Johnson apparently uttered a homophobic slur in the presence of the media. The statement came hours after he directed a shorter version of the same term at one of the followers of his Twitter page. By Monday night, the NFL was investigating the situation. A Napa, Calif. district attorney said there was not enough evidence for a jury to convict Tom Cable of any offenses beyond a reasonable doubt. By Tuesday, the Chiefs suspended Johnson indefinitely — while curiously going out of their way to not call it a suspension. In contrast, Raiders coach Tom Cable, defensive assistant Randy Hanson, and three other assistant coaches emerged from a meeting room in early August. One of them, Hanson, had a broken jaw and he claimed Cable was responsible. To date, the league has yet to send someone to Oakland to meet with each of the five men in an effort to find out how and why Hanson's jaw became broken. Last week, a prosecutor in Napa...