Ok here are 5 of the top headlines on ESPN's NFL page...
ESPN.com - NFL - Le Batard: I believe T.O.
ESPN.com - NFL - Bengals' Thurman suspended for season following arrest
ESPN.com - NFL - Bears' Manning says he plead no contest to avoid trial
ESPN.com - NFL - DEA: Chargers' Kiel shipped prescription drugs
ESPN.com - NFL - Report: Dolphins DT Traylor facing NFL discipline
Here we have 1 supposed suicide attempt, 1 drug trafficking arrest, 1 drunk driving arrest, 1 plea of no-contest to an assault charge, and one personal conduct problem. This is all a direct result of young men who are being paid large sums of money to play a game, making huge mistakes.
The reason? Well we all have our own thoughts, I personally think that there are several causes that lead to this behavior.
1) most of these young men come from backgrounds that did not include a strong father or father figure.
2) most of these men were from the lower half of the income bracket, and are now in a position of making more money than they ever dreamed of.
3) these men are not held accountable when younger because they are "special" athletes.
Sorry but they are all adults and need to be held to the same standards of behavior as the rest of society. Plain and simple.
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