Really not feeling the writing vibe tonight, but I do want to make a quick comment regarding the tragic passing of Washington Redskin Sean Taylor this morning. When is the NFL going to really step up and be responsible for putting a serious guidance/mentoring plan in place for the young men that join the league and become instant millionaires each year? Sean's passing from a gun shot wound to the groin and subsequent "massive blood loss" due to a severed artery makes two NFL players in the span of 11 months that have been murdered. Look, I understand that every human being is largely responsible for their own well being, but in the case of young professional athletes, I think the league they play for needs to provide a lot more guidance than the standard 1-2 day Rookie Symposium that the NFL and other leagues have.
More than 25% of rookie NFL players come from lower class backgrounds, and when they sign their rookie contracts they either become millionaires overnight, or at the very least are made vastly wealthier than anyone they've ever been around in their life. How are they supposed to deal with the issues that come with that money (old "friends" looking for free money, shady agents, drugs, etc.) without some serious guidance, and who better to provide that guidance than the people that are signing the checks? I liken this situation to credit card companies or mortgage companies that enable naive people to get into financial trouble. Is it really that worth the money to destroy a life? As humans, don't we owe it to society to try and help each other out? It is possible to look out for number one while also not dropping a number two on someone else.
That's all for today.
Cheers,
TWF
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