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C hoices in the N ews

Type “football players in the news” into an Internet search and, most likely, you’ll find a series of unpleasant headlines. “NFL Player Arrested.” “Another Athlete in Trouble With the Law.” “NFL Concussion Crisis.” Or “Organization Acknowledges Negligence in Football Player’s Death.” There are few mentions of the positive things that NFL players are doing every day. The San Diego Union Tribune , for instance, maintains a data- base of all NFL players who have been arrested or cited for viola- tions greater than speeding tickets since 2000. During the past 15 years, more than 800 players have appeared in this database, most

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cited in this case, ordered to appear in a court of law negligence failing to take proper care or attention objectively without including personal opinions

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