Jul 8th 2008 2:28PM by Ryan Wilson (author feed)
Filed under: Cowboys, NFL FansKevin Burnett is really getting into this whole blogging thing. Recently he posted about what it means to be a professional athlete, and the off-field responsibilities that come with it; namely: not getting cuffed and stuffed. Apparently, it’s a lot easier than some people make it seem. From serious encounters with the law to players homes getting broken into. I understand and see the root of some incident but others I am in the dark. How any player can be arrested numerous times still to this day makes me wonder. Is it something the player is doing or is it someone he is hanging around or is it just wrong place at the wrong time. I really believe it’s a combination of all things. Every player must do his part to ensure safety and well being at all times.Well, in the case of your teammate, Dig Dug Jones, I’d say most of it was his doing. To Burnett’s credit, he asks fans what players can do to make sure they don’t even sniff trouble (other than, you know, not breaking the law). He admits that “you have to do your part to get arrested more than twice for the same thing,” but wonders if players “out trying to have a good time” are “leaving themselves in a position to easily become a statistic.”Continue Reading