Posted on 09/13/2014 7:11:44 AM PDT by aft_lizard
Off-the-field violence by professional football players is coming under new focus this week after the release of a video involving the star Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice, followed by a bungled response by the National Football League.
But what do the numbers show about N.F.L. players’ tangles with the law more broadly? Are some teams’ players more likely to get into legal trouble? Are arrests rising or falling? What are the most common offenses?
USA Today maintains a database of arrests, charges, and citations of N.F.L. players for anything more serious than a traffic citation. Maintained by Brent Schrotenboer, it goes back to 2000 and covers, to date, 713 instances in which pro football players have had a run-in with the law that was reported by the news media.
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I had lunch 2 1/2 weeks ago with a close friend who is a retired Detroit school teacher. She had Jayru as a student in her grade school art class (don't get me going on grade school art classes) and recounted how he was such a friendly, out going and talented kid.
I told her that kids change, especially if they live in detroit, are raised by a single mother, and excell in a sport where all their private indiscretions are ignored simply because they are good athletes.
This punk literally threw away a fully paid college education with Michigan State and now any other college that may have given him the benefit of the doubt after that first offense, and all the doors that would have been opened to him after college even if he was only a second string quarterback.......
I will agree with you, and add schools such as Cranbrook, DeLaSalle and the other private schools.
While expensive, they do offer full scholarships to exceptional athletes provided they can meet the academic standards of those respective schools. The fact that Jayru Campbell, one of the best football players in the state of Michigan back in 2013 as a junior was still at Cass Tech tells me alot about his lack of academic background, which is an essential for getting into the private schools, despite their athletic abilities......
WOW! That’s exactly what we did at the Trojan Nuclear Plant in Prescott, Oregon, and it worked very well.
So what? None of these are crimes or violent.
Umm. Not really. Unless you believe that profanity, alcohol and tattoos indicate a lack of "character". I don't, but then I'm not a church lady nutcase. I'm more concerned with actual violent thug criminals in major league sports.
Sounds like you’re a little shy on character, Guido.
No, I’m just fine.
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