Why are we supposed to boo hoo over a football player more than any other person????????
I know that the NFL is in doghhouse right now and millionaire athletes are getting knocked for painting themselves as victims but....
There is something to be said for a man working his ass off to get to the highest levels of his profession. It is right to acknowledge and reward that kind of dedication and success.
If there was some system to determine who the very best accountant or teacher or electrician was, we should honor those people who proved themselves to be one of the best 32 or 64 in world at their craft. If there was some type of injury one could sustain that would force a teacher out of teaching or an accountant out of accounting, it would also be appropriate to acknowledge when that happened to one of the best in the world.