

I want to start off first by saying that I don't believe Plaxico deserved the two years of jail time he got - however he did deserve some jail time. We all know that NFL players get caught up in the life and the money and the good times and sometimes forget what their true direction in life is...But, as I was pondering this situation, along with Micheal Vick's situation a few years back, a thought occurred to me...maybe all NFL rookies should be thrown in jail for a little while before they get to play. If we look at Micheal Vick's situation - he was an amazing athlete before he went to jail, no question about it, but after he did his time he came out with a good head on his shoulders, he was humbled, and it gave him a sense of direction and a mentality of what he can become if he ditches all the bullshit-party-party that comes along with these young, newly-rich athletes. Also, even though we haven't been able to see Plaxico play yet since his release, you can tell from his interviews that he definitely has been humbled and has a much better disposition towards life and his career. So maybe, just maybe, if we make spending a month or two in jail part of becoming a pro football player, we could get some more efficient, career minded players who will put out good plays and good games and will be much better role models for our children....Hell, lets let the fuckin prisons draft them and send them through a rookie training course - that would be much more entertaining than a lockout :P
Haha, I tried commenting about this earlier, but I was at work. Good thinking, you can take a thug out the ghetto, but you can't take the ghetto out of a thug. Unless, they go to jail for awhile, straighten em out a little.
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