I was raised to love football, and am a longtime Packers fan. But it’s difficult to enjoy football games knowing that the NFL allows people who hit and abuse women to play on their teams.

Did you know that in the NFL, a player has to be criminally convicted of domestic violence twice before they finally get kicked out?

In 2011, Green Bay linebacker Erik Walden was suspended from one NFL game even after a domestic abuse charge that landed him in jail – and he’s just one example. Too many players have gotten away with violence against women and it has to stop. I’m asking the Packers to do what the League won’t: don’t allow criminals to play.

Sign my petition and ask the Packers to pledge that if a court convicts someone of domestic violence, that person won't get to keep being a football hero every Sunday.

Packers players are role models for their fans, whether they like it or not. Many people, especially our kids, look up to NFL players -- some even consider them heroes. But to me, a real hero is a hero on and off the field.

The NFL’s current policy sends a message that domestic abusers still get to be heroes. This is wrong, and the Packers can do something to fix it by setting their own, stronger standard.

Sign my petition. Tell the Green Bay Packers to pledge not to let people convicted of domestic violence play for them.