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Bonedoc7777 · 07-13-2005, 09:05 PM

Why do NFL players seem to get arrested more then any other pro sports athlete? Can anyone give me a creditable opinion on this one

CitizenSnips · 07-13-2005, 09:28 PM

The nfl has the most players possible to get arrested. Truthfully the nba is worse actually. However, you see, each NFL team has 53 players on it. But each NBA team only has 12-15. Therefore, theres a much bigger chance of a player gettin arrested from the nfl because the nfl has the most athletes of all sports organizations. But the nba still has a lot of bad boy, idiots too. Iverson got arrested a lot before, the entire blazers team a few years back were pretty terrible. or how about even this year the idiotic brawl that went down between the pacers and the pistons.

Bonedoc7777 · 07-13-2005, 10:19 PM

interesting points, you would think baseball would have a popluation of problems but outside of performance drug issues there seems to be no real issues there, what else is interesting is the NHL is a violent sport like football, but also does not seem to have the issues like football does every season

HysterikiLL · 07-13-2005, 10:37 PM

The NFL aint golf. It aint ping-pong or tic-tac-toe.

This is meanacingly physical sport. A brutal sport and it's only fit that it's players are of the same nature. A lot of these guys, at least where I grew up were bangers. They had physical skills and ability but they were rarely able to harness that in a sporting context. Enter the NFL.

That's also why on-field physical violence isn't really a problem. Players are used to getting hit, getting physical. It's their life and therefore it's only normal for them to get massacred on a football field. But in Basketball, yhou have your Shawn Bradley's and Fred Hoiberg's. Not exactly you're average Julius Peppers, huh?

Well that's just my opinion. I feel it's the same with boxing as well. There are always exceptions though. And not to say all football players are violent. Many positions are intellectually specific i.e. Quarterback and ..errr....punter....aahheemmm.

Boik14 · 07-14-2005, 12:21 AM

I think too often players carry their on field aggression over to their family. Not enough players learning the importance of distinguishing what is allowed off the field. Truthfully, these young men are nurtured and taught to be ultra aggressive at all times and for some I just think it takes over their personality because they cant separate the culture you learn from football from the culture the rest of society lives in.

nick1 · 07-14-2005, 07:50 AM

players just don't know what to do with themselves in the offseason

finsnchips · 07-14-2005, 07:53 AM

i think it's to do with the size of the roster...

plus sports like basketball and football are 'from the streets' - if that isn't PC then I apologise, but you know what I'm getting at.

07-13-2005, 10:19 PM	#3
Bonedoc7777 Perennial All-Pro Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: philly Age: 45 Posts: 4,152 Thanks: 51 Thanked 156 Times in 112 Posts	interesting points, you would think baseball would have a popluation of problems but outside of performance drug issues there seems to be no real issues there, what else is interesting is the NHL is a violent sport like football, but also does not seem to have the issues like football does every season __________________ "If they don't bite when they are puppies they won't bite when they grow up" BILL PARCELLS

07-13-2005, 10:37 PM	#4
HysterikiLL misogynistic one-liner or BUST Join Date: Dec 2004 Age: 20 Posts: 12,575 Thanks: 49 Thanked 28 Times in 22 Posts	The NFL aint golf. It aint ping-pong or tic-tac-toe. This is meanacingly physical sport. A brutal sport and it's only fit that it's players are of the same nature. A lot of these guys, at least where I grew up were bangers. They had physical skills and ability but they were rarely able to harness that in a sporting context. Enter the NFL. That's also why on-field physical violence isn't really a problem. Players are used to getting hit, getting physical. It's their life and therefore it's only normal for them to get massacred on a football field. But in Basketball, yhou have your Shawn Bradley's and Fred Hoiberg's. Not exactly you're average Julius Peppers, huh? Well that's just my opinion. I feel it's the same with boxing as well. There are always exceptions though. And not to say all football players are violent. Many positions are intellectually specific i.e. Quarterback and ..errr....punter....aahheemmm. __________________ March Madness has begun...

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nick1 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 9,026 Thanks: 1 Thanked 22 Times in 16 Posts	players just don't know what to do with themselves in the offseason __________________

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finsnchips 2005 FinHeaven GM League Champion!! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: England Age: 21 Posts: 5,072 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post FH Badges Total Awards: 1	i think it's to do with the size of the roster... plus sports like basketball and football are 'from the streets' - if that isn't PC then I apologise, but you know what I'm getting at. __________________

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07-13-2005, 09:28 PM	#2
CitizenSnips Ready for Henne. Join Date: Feb 2005 Age: 21 Posts: 6,719 Thanks: 55 Thanked 619 Times in 248 Posts	The nfl has the most players possible to get arrested. Truthfully the nba is worse actually. However, you see, each NFL team has 53 players on it. But each NBA team only has 12-15. Therefore, theres a much bigger chance of a player gettin arrested from the nfl because the nfl has the most athletes of all sports organizations. But the nba still has a lot of bad boy, idiots too. Iverson got arrested a lot before, the entire blazers team a few years back were pretty terrible. or how about even this year the idiotic brawl that went down between the pacers and the pistons.

07-14-2005, 12:21 AM	#5
Boik14 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NYC Age: 30 Posts: 7,210 Thanks: 301 Thanked 201 Times in 133 Posts	I think too often players carry their on field aggression over to their family. Not enough players learning the importance of distinguishing what is allowed off the field. Truthfully, these young men are nurtured and taught to be ultra aggressive at all times and for some I just think it takes over their personality because they cant separate the culture you learn from football from the culture the rest of society lives in.