Which two women have accused Oakland Raiders coach Tom Cable of violent behavior?”
Tom Cable issued a statement to ESPN after two women, including his ex-wife, accused the Raiders coach of being physically abusive to them on the network’s Outside the Lines program Sunday morning. Sandy Cable, Cable’s first wife, said that Cable hit her on two different occasions, once in the jaw with a closed fist. She said she got an order of protection against him in 1989. Also, Marie Lutz, who Cable dated before marrying his third wife in May, said Cable was violent with her, and that as a result, she was treated at an emergency room for back pain and a contusion. “On only one occasion in my life have I ever touched a woman inappropriately,” Cable said in a statement issued to ESPN. “More than 20 years ago during my first marriage, I became aware that my wife Sandy had committed adultery. I became very angry and slapped her with an open hand. What I did was wrong and I have regretted and felt sorrow about that moment ever since. Since then, she and I have worked together and raise
The former wife of Oakland Raiders coach Tom Cable and a recent girlfriend claim Cable has a history of violent behavior toward women, and asked that he seek help for his anger. Sandy Cable and Marie Lutz said in seperate interviews on ESPN’s “Outside the Lines” that the first-year head coach physically abused them at various times during their relationships. Cable’s attorney, Donald Yee, said in a statement Sunday that ESPN refused to provide details about the story when the network asked for comment. Yee also questioned the network’s motives after waiting until Friday to contact the coach. “In our view, ESPN has quite purposefully chosen not to provide a fair and balanced story,” Yee said. “To us, this represents ambush journalism and utterly fails to meet the standards and practices of responsible journalists.” ESPN spokesman Josh Krulewitz said the network stands by its story. Cable acknowledged striking Sandy Cable with an open hand in a statement released to The Associated Press.
The former wife of Oakland Raiders coach Tom Cable and a recent girlfriend claim Cable has a history of violent behavior toward women, and asked that he seek help for his anger. Sandy Cable and Marie Lutz said in separate interviews on ESPN’s “Outside the Lines” that the first-year head coach physically abused them at various times during their relationships. Cable’s attorney, Donald Yee, said in a statement Sunday that ESPN refused to provide details about the story when the network asked for comment. Yee also questioned the network’s motives after waiting until Friday to contact the coach. “In our view, ESPN has quite purposefully chosen not to provide a fair and balanced story,” Yee said.
