Hernandez has convinced many people, Geraldo Rivera and Rush Limbaugh among them, that the NFL wittingly harbors gang executioners. “This has the potential to blow the lid open on the NFL and gangs and the whole concept.” NFL players commit crimes at a much lower rate than their peers in the general population. Around 2,700 players pass through NFL training camps every season, and 1,696 make rosters. Yes, some of them get arrested — about 2 to 3 percent a year. The national arrest rate for males aged 22 to 34? It’s 10.8 percent, according to FBI crime statistics for 2009.
Posted on: Fri, 05 Jul 2013 01:31:21 +0000