NFLPA denies that Senate was pressured not to hold domestic violence hearing

During Tuesday’s hearing before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, Chairman Jay Rockefeller (D.-W. Va.) said after the testimony of NFL Players Association Deputy Managing Director Teri Patterson that the NFLPA placed an “enormous amount of pressure” on him to not conduct a hearing on domestic violence. The NFLPA has responded.  From the hearing…