It’s the beginning of September and the excitement of professional football is in the air. Every fan in the nation is ready to bring out their game-day gear and cheer on their favorite team, whether it is the twelfth man of Seattle or the Terrible Towel-waving Steelers. Recently however, a dark shadow has overcast all the hype of the start of the football season. This shadow is the recent outbreak of multiple cases of domestic violence involving athletes in the National Football League. As a result of this outbreak, the NFL needs to work harder to bring an end to this domestic violence to help keep the sports industry intact, to keep these athletes as positive role models to young people, and to keep these athletes’ lives and families intact.
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When a man and a woman join together in a relationship, they are supposed to be loving and respectful toward one another. Nevertheless, more and more instances of domestic violence are popping up in the NFL. According to an article by Charlie Rose and Jan Crawford, “there’ve been fourteen instances of domestic violence in the NFL over the last two years” (Rose and Crawford). Also, “USA Today” recently published an article, stating “713 players listed going back to 2000. Plenty of misdemeanors, yes, scuffles in bars. But there are much more serious charges, as well” (“USA Today Lists”). These statistics are just astronomical and with every new case, that represents one more loved one being severely injured. A gruesome example of these injuries was displayed in an article by Jon Kaplan and L. Wertheim that reported the results of a medical exam on Nicole Holder, the girlfriend of Carolina Panthers star Greg Hardy. According to the report, “Emergency room photos reveal bruises on Holder’s foot, wrist, neck, chin, face, forearm, elbow, and back” (Wertheim and Kaplan). If factual results like these fail to send a message to the NFL, then nothing ever will, and the longer the league goes without taking a stand to prevent any further outbreaks of domestic violence, the number of injured loved ones will continue to
When a man and a woman join together in a relationship, they are supposed to be loving and respectful toward one another. Nevertheless, more and more instances of domestic violence are popping up in the NFL. According to an article by Charlie Rose and Jan Crawford, “there’ve been fourteen instances of domestic violence in the NFL over the last two years” (Rose and Crawford). Also, “USA Today” recently published an article, stating “713 players listed going back to 2000. Plenty of misdemeanors, yes, scuffles in bars. But there are much more serious charges, as well” (“USA Today Lists”). These statistics are just astronomical and with every new case, that represents one more loved one being severely injured. A gruesome example of these injuries was displayed in an article by Jon Kaplan and L. Wertheim that reported the results of a medical exam on Nicole Holder, the girlfriend of Carolina Panthers star Greg Hardy. According to the report, “Emergency room photos reveal bruises on Holder’s foot, wrist, neck, chin, face, forearm, elbow, and back” (Wertheim and Kaplan). If factual results like these fail to send a message to the NFL, then nothing ever will, and the longer the league goes without taking a stand to prevent any further outbreaks of domestic violence, the number of injured loved ones will continue to