by Rob O'Hannon

Created on: December 21, 2006   Last Updated: April 09, 2010

Shawn Merriman, offensive lineman for the San Diego Chargers was selected for the NFL Pro Bowl in a season where he was suspended for testing positive for steroids. Perhaps NFL really stands for "No Fuc_ ing Logic".

A Pro Bowl selection use to mean the players represented the best of the best in the NFL. It use to mean that the player through personal dedication and hard work had excelled at his position. Not anymore.

The selection of Shawn Merriman, who cheated through the use of performance enhancement substances, provides ample evidence that the NFL has lowered the standard to include those who will use any means to better they play, legal or not. This decision and the apparent attitude it reflects calls into question the integrity of the game and the players involved.

The NFL hypes itself on being America's game, and has carefully crafted an image of having the best athletes. It, like every other sport, tells us that the game is more exciting and that today's players are better than those of the past.

The tacit acceptance of the use of illegal substances by rewarding a player who was suspended because of it with a Pro Bowl selection taints ever other player selected and the league itself. Talk about shooting yourself in the foot.

The NLF - "No Fuc_ing Logic"

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