I would just like to take a moment to rant about something that has bugged me for a long time.
With the recent report on Lofa Tatupu's DUI (driving under the influence) charge, I just can't understand why it is that these pro athletes can't get their, shall we say, "stuff" together.
Almost on a monthly basis, reports surface about another athlete driving while intoxicated or something of a similar nature. It's a plain and simple formula to me:
drinking during a night out on the town + earning multi-millions of dollars per year = GET A CHAUFFEUR!!! For a relatively small amount of money, you can hire a limo driver, call a cab, or have a good old fashioned designated driver take you back to your crib. There are no excuses!!!
These are young guys at the prime of their lives earning big bucks, and they want to risk it by driving home in a two ton machine that could easily squash them (or somebody else) with one poor mental lapse.
With all of the people around these guys, you'd think somebody would help them make smarter decisions in times like these. Coaches, teammates, management, agents, not to mention family should all be available to help straighten them out, but apparently there's a major link that is weak in this chain.
Shame... I just hope we don't have to see another Josh Hancock catastrophe.
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