Is the NFL full of thugs?

by Leonard Sutton

By now everyone knows of the exploits of Tank Johnson, Pac-man Jones, and Michael Vick. Gun law violations, night club shootings and animal cruelty are not elements that define...read more

by Jaiszi J

It is unwise and unfair to say that the NFL is "full of thugs". There are a few, of the thousands, whom make mistakes on and off field. Those players are being chastised for the...read more

by Eric Cook

This is a funny category! It's almost an opinion that says, "The NFL is the only place that a term such as this one exists!" It's up to the league to police its players and upho...read more

by Ronnie Plaiscia Jr.

The NFL, without a doubt, is not full of thugs. I don't recall Reggie Bush ever running down the field with a shank to keep the defenders away, or Drew Brees keeping a 9mm on hi...read more

by Keith Smiley

One bad apple may be able to spoil a bunch of elementary kids, but we're not talking about 6 year olds we're talking about grown adults that are capable of thinking for themselv...read more

by Donald Ruvkun

When you see the NFL logo do you think to yourself "League of Trouble Makers" or do you think United Way,community service? Well when I first saw this topic I really had t think...read more

by Champ

It is sad that sports have gotten to the point that these are the type of questions that we have to answer, but first let's define Thug so that our readers can understand exactl...read more

by Jay Hutchinson

The NFL is a great football league. It is by far the best in the world. And though jerks like Pacman Jones, Michael Vick, Terrell Owens, and Randy Moss are weighing it down, t...read more

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by Larry Roberts

The question is whether the NFL is FULL of thugs, and to this I say "no". Are there thugs? Yes, of course. Tank Johnson, Pacman Jones, Mike Vick and half the Cinncinnati Bengals...read more

by Will Cain

This season has certainly had a flurry of coverage on players who have found themselves in the center of a police investigation or even behind bars, but even with all the recent...read more

by Mark Dawson

Some people feel that the NFL appears to be full of thugs, and that perception unfortunately is fueled by the actions of a few, or by the actions of high-profile players who run...read more

by Pat Anita

I would hesitate to generalize about the whole NFL being full of thugs. I do think that if players go through their youth without being taught social skills, or the value of re...read more

by Alfonso Peake

First of all, far too many of us throw around the term "Thug." A player makes one mistake and gets himself pulled over for a DUI and he's labeled a thug. That is a grave injus...read more

by Aaron Hunt

Is the National Football League full of thugs? I don't think so. It's more like some of the players of the NFL are infatuated with the idea of being a thug; more or less the NFL...read more

by Steffy Claire

I believe the NFL recruits a lot of players, although talented, who are from low socio-economic groups and have learned to survive the best way they can. I myself, until the ag...read more