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Originally Posted by yazhound
per recent stats (yeah I know); NFL players have lower rates of arrest than the general populace. (nbc radio is source)
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It would be interesting to compare the arrest rates of NFL players vs. millionaires in the general population.
I could pretty much guaranty that an NFL player is more likely to get arrested than the average millionaire.
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NFL Arrests Are Rising. Why That’s A Surprise.
Given all the economic incentives to stay on the field, why are NFL players getting into trouble? And what else can be done to stop bad behavior?
By Sean Gregory @seanmgregoryJuly 03, 201397
The first degree murder charges against former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez have shed light on a disturbing trend: since the Super Bowl in early February, 31 NFL players have been arrested, according to a database compiled by U-T San Diego. Other incidents include attempted murder charges against former Cleveland Browns rookie Ausar Walcott, after he allegedly punched a man outside a New Jersey club, and gun charges against Indianapolis Colts safety Joe Lefeged, who was arrested this past weekend after he fled police during a traffic stop.
According to labor economist Stephen Bronars, the off-season arrest rate for NFL players is up 75% year-over-year. “This might be a blip that won’t last,” says Bronars. “But it’s not good.” The annualized NFL off-season arrest rate is much lower than the national arrest rate for men ages 22 to 34: 3.5% since 2003 compared to 9.9% for all men aged 22 to 34 (since 2000, NFL arrests are 36% more likely to occur in the off-season).
Bronars, however, considers NFL arrests rates “surprisingly high,” given that NFL players have such short windows to earn millions of dollars. The average NFL career is about 3.5 years; the opportunity cost of suspensions, lost endorsement income, or being released because of misconduct is enormous.
Plus, when you compare NFL players to other professionals earning, at a minimum, hundreds of thousands of dollars while working for a thriving corporate enterprise, the bad behavior seems even more out of whack. “The arrest rates do seem high relative to highly-paid workers in most companies,” says Bronars. But Bronars also notes that NFL players are, on average, significantly younger than high earners who have spent years rising up the corporate ladder. And in general, younger men are more likely to be arrested than older men.
Back in 2007, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell instituted stricter punishment for player misconduct, in response to an escalating number of arrests. Is this off-season proof that this deterrent hasn’t worked? Jason Lisk of The Big Lead crunched some numbers, and found that even though off-season arrests have pretty much declined from the peak 2006 level that prompted Goodell’s measures, the longer view looks much different. From 2000 to 2006, the NFL averaged 17.7 player arrests during the off-season. From 2008 through 2013 – Lisk excluded 2007 from this calculation, since Goodell instituted the new policies halfway through that off-season — the NFL has averaged 28.5 arrests per off-season. That’s a 61% increase.
Read more: NFL Arrests Are Rising. Why That’s A Surprise. | TIME.com
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But it isn't so much about them getting arrested as how the act on the field.
There's a reason it isn't allowed to spike the ball in football outside the pro ranks. it's called sportsmanship.
There's a reason it isn't allowed to dance around like a silly mary every time you get a sack or a first down in football outside the pro ranks.
Sportsmanship. Besides looking ridiculous i mean.
If I owed a pro football team it would be very similar ot the patriots with no show-boating allowed, no talking smack about the team or team mates, no acting like a punk allowed. 1 screw up and you're gone.
I'd also take a pair of scissors to anyone who's hair sticks out of their helmet.
Frigging embarrasment seeing all those dreads hanging all over the place.
Yes, that goes for polamalu too.
And the more tatoos the lower the salary.
If a player had tatoos all over his self like a clown, minimum wage.
Either that or go play somewhere else.