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Pro NFL Players Good Role Models?

The question of whether or not pro NFL players make good role models has been debated back and forth, ad nausea. However, I would like to toss my two cents into the rapidly filling chasm.

First, let me propose another question. Are pro NFL players athletes first or entertainers first? The way I look at it, football is first and foremost a physical contest. Therefore, the pro NFL players are athletes first and last. All the other considerations, motivations, and distractions may loom large to some, (and indeed, may lessen the quality of the game), but at the end of the day it's about the physical skill.

That being said, we can now turn to the question of role models. Is it acceptable for athletes, in this case pro NFL players, to be role models? The answer should be a resounding yes. Physical skills and prowess, while perhaps not as significant as their mental counterparts, are still characteristics to which we should aspire. Who would want to take away the goal of a high school student to rush for as many touchdowns as his favorite pro NFL running back? Is this a poor aspiration for the young man? Is it detrimental to his development towards manhood? Of course not. Where the problem lies is not with the pro NFL players' skill on the field, but with their behavior off of it. This is where most people fail to make an important distinction, and it is this: A pro NFL player is a role model as an athletic figure. Period. His actions off the field do not fall into that realm. Admire pro NFL athletes for the physical prowess they embody. Make your own decisions and choose your own actions. As long as you remember to keep the two separate, you will be just fine.

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Which active NFL player is the most despised today?

Name your candidate for most despised player in the NFL today, and is it fair?

Thank you.

I love your picture. TIberius Kirk ~ heh.

OK -- the question.

I don't think ANYONE falls under the "despised" label. There are reasons we loathe some of the names mentioned, but I don't think they fall under the same category as someone like Romanowski (spits in opposing players faces, smashed his own teammate's eye socket).

I can see why some of those names are in the list (above) :

Brady -- he's successful. Comes across as entitled. (And he didn't cheat. His coach did).

Owens -- like Brady, his face can be interpreted as brash. Yet, like Brady, the guy's a winner.

Romo -- guy should've been focusing on the playoffs, and bonding with his teammates.

Rivers -- oh please. He doesn't belong on this list. The media totally missed what Rivers was saying on the field. Rivers is 27-6 (or something like that) as a 2-year starter, and played the AFC Championship less than a week after having knee surgery.

And don't even think about adding Tomlinson. He played with a torn ACL in the same game. He was dragging his leg after he caught a swing pass. The dude gives so much to his community.

So, to answer your question -- no, I don't think anyone of the names mentioned are fair. And while Pacman is probably top on the list, simply because he hasn't succeeded like Brady or T.O., he's not despised.

You just wonder where his priorities are.

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