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Report: Discipline Unlikely for Tom Cable

11/15/2009 4:35 PM ET By Bruce Ciskie

    • Bruce Ciskie
    • Bruce Ciskie is a FanHouse Blogger.
It's been a rough season for the Oakland Raiders. Not only is the team as bad as, well, usual, but head coach Tom Cable has found himself stuck in a controversy himself.

After he was cleared of any criminal charges after an assistant coach accused him of assault, an ex-wife and ex-girlfriend accused Cable of physical abuse. It appears Cable is going to catch another break on this latest issue.


ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Sunday morning that Cable is not likely to face discipline from the NFL over the abuse allegations.
However, the league has directed Cable into a clinical evaluation process to determine whether further action is necessary due to conditions such as anger management or substance abuse.
There have been no criminal charges filed by either accuser, so while the league reserves the right to investigate and punish independently of the authorities, it seems like they're going to stay away from Cable.

Of course, none of this could mean anything at the end of the season. Certainly, the team is bad enough to justify another coaching change, and owner Al Davis simply has to decide if he can drum up enough evidence to fire Cable and not pay the rest of his contract.

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