Sep 9th 2014, 17:03:22
It's actually a very common stereotype. Second only to the black people loving fried chicken stereotype.
And we're gonna have to disagree on why the NFL is doing this. They say it's because of violence against women, but they don't give a fluff about that. Nor do they care about drunk driving, or drug use, or any other problem that the players have. I think it's entirely about the league trying to save face and protect their product. Professional sports are always willing to do just enough that people will stop their complaining.
This is a little tangent, but I think it's the same reason that professional sports have taken such a weakass stance on PEDs. Big plays, big stats, and big wins = more fans and more money. Players taking PEDs actually alters the outcomes of games..whether it's a pitcher somehow going from mediocrity to 20 wins and 250 strikeouts, or football players getting 20 sacks or 15 touchdowns, or batters miraculously jumping to 40 home runs a year..these things can have big impacts on the outcomes but major league sports don't do nearly enough to address it because PED use actually improves their product.
It's caught media attention in the past 10 years or so, and because of that the MLB or NFL will dish out a suspension here or there to make it look like they're addressing the issue. Yet players openly say that it's been going on for a long long time and that there are plenty of people using PEDs. But fans love no hitters, they love sacks and touchdowns, and they definitely love home runs.