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Originally Posted by juanbenae
Another thing with the culture of highly skilled athletes, especially football players they are often not held accountable for bad behavior from as far back as high school. They get a pass on many things we non elite would have to pay a price for because they are often "needed" for their skillset that benefits the team, coaches and institutions.
A perfect example would be Arron Hernandez. He was a troubled teen and had a number of incidents while in college at Florida under Urban Meyer that would have gotten rank and file students shown the door or even arrested. They become accustomed and expect to live by a different set of rules from us mere mortals.
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I witnessed this directly as a resident advisor at Washington State during the early 80s. Players acts of violence and troubles on and off campus were routinely "swept under the rug". The most famous was Keith Millard who was later a pro bowler for the Vikings. One of the famous incidents I had friends who witnessed was him breaking the jaw of a pizza delivery guy at a Frat Party he crashed. The only reason there were no "notable acts of violence" while he was at WSU was that he was never arrested or prosecuted due the intervention of the coaching staff and the cops looking the other way.
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While Keith Millard did not have any notable acts of violence associated with his time at Washington State University (WSU), he was known for his "bad boy" reputation. Millard had a number of incidents during his professional football career after leaving WSU.
Violence and legal issues during Millard's professional career
1987 Chaska, Minnesota, nightclub incident: While playing for the Minnesota Vikings, Millard faced misdemeanor charges for allegedly punching a man and striking a woman in a nightclub. He denied the accusations, and a prosecutor later announced he was cleared in court.
1989 DWI arrest: Millard was arrested for driving while intoxicated in his home state of Washington. This was his second DWI offense.
1990 DWI arrest and treatment: Millard was arrested again for DWI in January 1990. In June of that year, he entered an alcohol and drug treatment program.
1991 auto accident: Millard crashed a Corvette into a planter and left the scene. He was not charged and claimed he was rushing back to training camp to make curfew.
Early life incident: Before attending WSU, a teenage Millard was kicked off his high school football team for fighting during a game.