All Hayes knows is that, at 57 and in the midst of his decades-long run as a football youth coach in Modesto, his health is just fine after his 10 years with the Raiders through 1986.
Watching my newly minted 7th-grade daughter excitedly high-five her friends on the first day, I reminded myself that each new academic year is an opportunity for us as parents, to learn that fine balance between coach and cheerleader.
More importantly, as Commissioner of the league, is it a rightful execution of power to fine an organization six-figures because a coach decides to take action that does not overtly violate a league rule?