its funny what some people dont realize is that he's human just like everybody else.
he just has a god given talent that makes him millions.
If any of you grew up in the streets you would at least be able to relate to him a little bit.
This guy is showing loyalty to the same guys that probably protected him and helped him out financially in the streets.
He is now famous and has the opourtunity to look out and give back to his friends that looked out for him.
You can always pay somebody back for what they did for you financially but for guys always having your back and possibly may have done things to save your life out there in the streets. ..... thats priceless you cant pay for that.
so to call him stupid and an idiot is extreme. he's a product of his enviornment.
I'd say the only reason he is foolish and his friends who are drug dealers even realize it..... is that he's lucky to be alive coming up from what he's came from and even more lucky to be playing a sport and making millions doing it.
He doesnt need everyone kicking him, or the NFL kickin him out, thats only gonna make him worse.
He needs a mentor, a positive image in his life to make him embrace the things he have.
many athletes make may mistakes and can be called idiots for many things they do from drug use(our own mike irvin) LT, and many others, and believe it or not he's not the only athlete who has drug dealer friends because every player did not come up white collared like the mannings or greise's, or simms of the world.
coming from a poverty filled neighborhood many of your childhood friends are gonna become drug dealers, stick up boys, killers, and drug users, and even prostitutes.
Is your fault that they made certain decisions in their life? no,
and what other options do you have when they are all you have and you have no other outlets but your neighborhood?
Im not condoning his actions by a longshot, because im from the ghetto and i know what its like.. the struggle, the violence, the drugs.
But to my credit i fought through that and i do pretty good for myself, so i couldnt imagine what i would do if i were given the opourtunity he has.
But thats him me and him been through different situations so i dont know what he's been through.
Im just saying that kicking him out of the league wont do any good, its like putting a drug dealer in jail for dealing drugs and giving him a felony and you know he's gonna be back on the streets anyway.
where will he find a job with the felony under his record? so he has nowhere to go but back to the streets its a catch 22 folks.
kicking pac man out of the league will just eventually lead to him investing in more drugs with his money and he'll just stay in trouble.
why not create a program for these young guys that get drafted in the league to show them how to make smart investments, and ways to conduct themselves as celeberties.
These guys were spoon fed as high school stars and not to mention colege athletes... so this is their first dose of reality here folks.
I was told by a good friend that before you criticize someone's situation, offer a solution.
The NFL is an exclusive fraternity and rest assured there's someone equally talented waiting in the wings to make his mark in the league. The revolution will not be televised.