Have you ever stepped back and wondered why we become and remain such ardent fans of football? I'm sure I will always love the sport but sometimes I just look at it rationally and wonder why. I still think that being part of a team is a valuable learning experience for kids, and I absolutely loved it, but as adult fans we are watching grown men who are millionaires, who likely don't give a rat's azz about fans, and who, in many cases, exhibit questionable character. I guess what triggered these thoughts was a piece I heard on ESPN radio this morning about Tyreek Hill wanting to prosecute the guy who threw beer in his face to the fullest extent of the law. Granted, it was a classless act by a loser, but he has already been banned from all future events at Gillette Stadium. The most hypocritical part, which was brought out by one of the show contributors, is that Hill was convicted of beating and strangling his pregnant girlfriend while at Oklahoma State, and was sentenced to just three years of probation. So, here is an abuser, one of many in the NFL, who got off rather lightly for a hideous crime, wanting someone prosecuted to the fullest extent for throwing a beer at him. Just makes me stop and wonder.
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