Welcome back fellow bloggers and those who like to read it. As you may have heard New England Patriots Tight End Aaron Hernandez was arrested and charged with first degree murder. Here's the full detail of the storyline
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/prosecution-details-events-says-led-odin-lloyd-murder-204349177.html
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nfl--former-patriots-te-aaron-hernandez-void-of-emotions-during-arraignment-on-murder-charges-203537563.html
Very sad a young promising career and from what it looks like he's throwing it all away. I'm not going into that much. I bet you all know and are reading the story right now. However, I found this article very interesting.
http://www.businessinsider.com/nfl-players-arrested-2013-super-bowl-2013-6
Yep, that's right. Since this year's Super Bowl 27 NFL players have either been arrested or charge with crimes involving drug possession, girlfriend disputes, DUI, assaults, gun charges, you name it. It brings the question, does the NFL have an image problem??
The same could be said for College Football. There have been stories of players getting into all sorts of off the field trouble. You have a Florida Gator Football player being arrested for barking at a dog????!!!!! LOL
http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/9496533/florida-gators-lb-antonio-morrison-arrested-barking-police-dog
And sadly my Buckeyes can't even get through an offseason with getting into trouble or looking for it.
http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/9499059/ohio-state-buckeyes-suspend-rb-carlos-hyde
I mean come on. Just because they are NFL and College Football Players doesn't mean the rules do not apply to them. In fact they should be held in a much higher standard. Especially in the NFL where you are getting paid so much money and when your contract is up your behavior determines whenever you get a resigned, a new deal, or if as a free agent another team would want you are not.
College Football is much different. These players complain about Universities using them for profit. That could be true but that's another tropic. HOWEVER, these players are getting a free education. Even if they don't make it in the NFL they could still use their degrees or fame after the game is over. We all know Ex-Buckeye Football players can get jobs anywhere in Marketing, Real Estate, Finance, or Communications thoughout Central Ohio.
Fans spend money on tickets, jerseys and other memorablia (sorry if I misspelled it) of their favorite professional team, or collegiate teams. No player or coach should be bigger than the team you root for. That's what Football players have to learn.
Trust me I not picking on all Football players. Some of them I have known have been good friends of mine. Yet, there are those rare ones with expectional talent that put themselves above everyone else it seems. I know there are those who come from stechy backgrounds like a Aaron Hernandez, but with their talent they are given opportunities to succeed, more than majority of people around the world. We put them up when they succeed and bash them when they get in trouble. I just hope Coaches, teams would encourage players to take a little more responsibilty.
Don't get me wrong I will still be cheering on my Ohio State Buckeyes this season like crazy as they not only go for a B10 title but hopefully a National Championship. However, I cheer for the team as a whole not a certain player or players. I will be a fan of those players who not only show talent on the field but try to show great character off the field even when their playing days are done.
That's my two cents.
