Flashpoint: Former Lions, experts discuss NFL abuse scandals

Lomas Brown, Herman Moore join Devin Scillian

DETROIT – On this week's episode of Flashpoint, Devin Scillian was joined by former Lions stars Lomas Brown and Herman Moore. The topic for the first segment (above) was the recent NFL domestic and child abuse scandals and what the two former players think about the state of the NFL as a result of those incidents.

In the second segment, Rob Parker, Nancy Kaffer, Cliff Woodards and Wanda Merriweather join Devin to talk about what the scandals in the NFL mean about the league and society as a whole. The guests give unique perspectives of what the incidents say about our society and implications for where we are going in the future.

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After a short break the group discussed what the next steps are in recovering from the scandals that racked the NFL. Should Ray Rice ever play in the NFL again? Do the players deserve a second chance after their mistakes? The participants held strong opinions on all of these questions.

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Finally, on Flashpoint's web-only segment, Kaffer and Nolan Finley spoke with Devin about City Council's votes and the approaching end of Kevyn Orr's tenure as emergency manager in Detroit.

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