While I do often comment on sports related things here on
Theologian X, recently there have been enough bone head moves committed by NFL
players for me to say something. Only those very close to me know that I am, in
all actuality, a big sports fan.
In fact, I have followed college and
professional sports my entire life. In any event, I love sports and while I do
not comment about athletics much on my various modes of media expression, I am
still a passionate fan. Having said this, recent events surrounding the NFL
have greatly angered me.
The first bad move I need to comment on is the absolutely
uncool and intolerable behavior of Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong
Suh, who maliciously stomped on the injured leg of Packers QB Aaron Rodgers
leg.
I believe the video evidence demonstrates that Suh did this on purpose and
deserves the suspension he received from the NFL for this coming weekend’s game
against the Dallas Cowboys. Suh has done this kind of trashy and spiteful stuff
before and deserves to be thrown out of the NFL forever. His cleating of
Rodgers only hurts himself and the Detroit Lions.
The second NFL player I felt obliged to comment about is
Johnny Manziel, who had a horrible rookie season with the Cleveland Browns and
must make immediate and necessary changes or run the risk of getting booted
from the NFL for good. Manziel has a lot of talent but is very immature and needs
some sort of character transplant before next season if he has any hope of not
riding the pine for the 2015 season.
The last NFL athlete I want to comment on is Johnny Manziel’s
teammate Josh Gordon, who plays wide receiver for the Browns. This guy is also immensely
talented at his position, and has been imparted incredible, God given ability, but is
throwing his life and career away by bad decision making. Gordon has previously
been suspended in college and by the NFL for illegal drug use and needs to
somehow get a grip on his life lest he smokes his career away too…
All these NFL players I have mentioned have incredible talent.
However, they are self-imploding and destroying their careers by unwise choices
on and off the field and that is just tragic because they have been given
immense gifts. My prayer is that each of these guys wakes up and get their
lives together before it is too late. They have to learn that they have been
given extraordinary opportunities that may only come once in their lifetimes…
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