Young men, many of whom are given everything without earning it (including their education), are thus upon the landscape of American media with millions of dollars in their pockets and asked to be role models. These young men often have no sense of right and wrong because they have never had to ask for anything because their tremendous physical abilities have allowed them to be entitled to more than you or I.
Is this why we seemingly have so many players arrested each year? Or is it they receive more coverage because of what they do for a leaving?
Of the 24 NFL players who have been arrested this year alone, 3 have been cut or released from their teams. The list below may surprise you, because of that list you may not have a recollection of their arrest. Often because they are not as covered if they are lesser known commodities. The NFL still is better behaved than American society however, the NFL has roughly one arrest per 47 players per year since 2000, including injured reserve lists, according to the FBI database, while U.S. population has one arrest per 21 people per year (around 4,800 arrests per 100,000 inhabitants), according to the FBI.
The discussion is now open. Are these simply uneducated, over hyped, entitled children? Are we as a society at fault when a 45 year old man idolizes a 23 year old football player? Or, is it the companies (NFL) fault for not educating, and controlling their product better?
According to NFL.com...
Most incidents by position:
Defensive backs: 111
Wide receivers: 79
Running back: 53
Fewest incidents by position:
Kickers/punters: 9
Quarterbacks: 11
Offensive line: 49
5/3/2009 Biren Ealy New Orleans WR Arrested on obscenity and disturbing the peace charges. He allegedly urinated in public and exposed himself to women. Cut by team two days later.
5/3/2009 Kolomona Kapanui New Orleans TE Arrested on obscenity and disturbing the peace charges. He allegedly urinated in public and exposed himself to women. Cut by team two days later.
4/25/2009 Shaun Phillips Chargers LB Cited for misdemeanor battery after a security guard at a downtown San Diego bar said Phillips hit him in the face.
4/11/2009 Donte Whitner Buffalo DB Arrested, charged with aggravated disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. Police shocked him with stun gun outside Cleveland nightclub.
4/5/2009 Leon Hall Cincinnati CB Charged with DUI after being pulled over at 3:11 a.m. Blood-alcohol level of 0.149, according to breath test.
4/1/2009 Donte Stallworth Cleveland WR Charged with DUI manslaughter for March 14 incident in which he struck and killed a pedestrian in Miami. Blood-alcohol level was .126.
3/21/2009 Cornell Green Oakland OT Arrested in Tampa after allegedly slamming the mother of his two children against wall and hitting her with mop handle.
3/13/2009 David Macklin Kansas City CB Arrested on drunken-driving charge in Newport News, Va.
3/11/2009 Albert Haynesworth Washington DT Surrendered after indictment on misdemeanor reckless driving and expired registration charges, stemming from Dec. 13 accident. Police said he was trying to pass another driver, who crashed into
a concrete median.
3/9/2009 Matt Jones Jacksonville WR Arrested in Arkansas, recharged with possession of a controlled substance. He violated terms of his previous plea deal by testing positive for alcohol. Released by team less than a week later.
3/1/2009 Brandon Marshall Denver WR Arrested in Atlanta on disorderly conduct charge after fight with fiance, spent five hours in jail. Charge dismissed.
2/27/2009 Reggie Williams Jacksonville WR Arrested during traffic stop in Houston, charged with drunken driving and marijuana possession. Dropped. Blood-alcohol content was .05, below the legal limit.
2/14/2009 Jeff Reed Pittsburgh K_ Cited for criminal mischief and disorderly conduct after allegedly throwing tantrum in restroom of convenience store. He allegedly damaged towel dispenser after finding it empty. Pleaded guilty, $544 in fines.
2/13/2009 Gerald Sensabaugh Jacksonville S_ Arrested on charge of driving with a suspended license in Tennessee. Police found three guns in his Bentley.
2/11/2009 Marshawn Lynch Buffalo RB Arrested on felony gun charge in Culver City, Calif., after police discovered his loaded firearm in vehicle. Pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor gun charge. Sentenced to three years of probation and 80 hours of community service.
2/8/2009 Darrell Reid Indianapolis DT Arrested, accused of disorderly conduct and trespassing outside of nightclub. Charges dropped the next day for lack of evidence.
2/5/2009 Michael Merritt Kansas City TE Arrested in Orlando on suspicion of marijuana possession. Police said he was spotted him vehicle rolling a cigarette.
2/2/2009 Roderick Green San Francisco LB Arrested, charged with reckless driving, unlawfully carrying a weapon, marijuana possession and interfering with the duties of a police officer after traffic stop in Texas.
2/1/2009 Jamal Williams Chargers DT Arrested on suspicion of DUI after being pulled over for speeding in Bentley. Reduced to reckless driving charge after blood-alcohol content was 0.07.
1/24/2009 Leroy Hill Seattle LB Arrested, charged with misdemeanor marijuana possession near after being found asleep in his car at an intersection near Atlanta.
1/16/2009 Jonathan Vilma New Orleans LB Arrested, charged with resisting arrest and reckless driving in Miami. Charges dropped in exchange for $1,000 donation to charity and agreement to clear up outstanding tickets.
1/10/2009 Anthony Spencer Dallas LB Arrested, charged with public intoxication, disorderly conduct outside Indianapolis bar.
1/6/2009 Vincent Jackson Chargers WR Arrested on suspicion of DUI around 2:30 a.m. in 2008 GMC Sierra.
1/1/2009 Ko Simpson Buffalo S_ Arrested, charged with hindering police in Rock Hill, S.C., after police said he tried to interfere with the arrest of one of his friends outside bar.
