...the answer lies in what kind of life these young men have led up to this point int heir life Sporty...most of these criminals have come from impoverished backgrounds where crime was part of their daily upbringing...their particular talent and a substantial dose of good fortune allowed them to escape the ghettos...they were told all through high school and university how 'special' they were...they were treated like god-men by their peers, and lived a priviledged life through very formative years...the icing to the cake is a lucrative NFL contract where no they have money beyond their needs....a mixture some men can't cope with....
...statistically speaking, of the 1700 some-odd active NFL players, plus another say 400 or so on reserve lists, the amount of NFL thugs in relation to their overall group does not fall out of the comparative bounds of the standard US crime rate, which is roughly 0.7% (702 incarcerated persons per 100,000 US citizens, a 2003 statistic, I doubt it has changed significantly)....Onknight noted 30 players in his roster, which is 1.4% of the total NFL group of players...double the national average, but reasonable when you add the special circumstances of the NFL players lifestyle...
...still though, a troubled league, evidenced by this website:
http://nflcrimes.blogspot.com/