“What Goes up, must come down”.
A famous quote, by Sir Isaac Newton, which reminds us that you can only stay #1 for so long.
It’s crazy how in some cases the fall from grace is self-inflicted. Getting to #1 isn’t the issue for today’s athlete. Staying there seems to be the dilemma!
The off-field transgressions of today’s football player have been well documented. The question is does anyone have a solution?
The Entertainment industry is the only industry where the product is a person, and when your dealing with people things can be unpredictable at times. At times, the traits that make you great in one arena, can cause you trouble in another arena.
The fearless swagger it takes to take an all-american quarterbacks head off, when your playing on the road. Is not the fearless bravado you want to exercise when someone is challenging your manhood at a local night club.
In today’s society, you are an instagram pic away from losing a scholarship, or a professional football contract.
Lately, players have been losing out on opportunities at an alarming rate, and it has been on all levels of football. Recent incidents like the Javon Belcher (KC Chiefs) murder-suicide, have left the NFL and the football community scratching its head.
Football as a business model is already on unstable ground. When you consider the amount of attention and scrutiny the game is getting over head injuries, bad press for player behavior is the last thing the game wants!
Things work better when the game of football makes Billions and nobody gets hurt.
Especially off-the-field!
Football is the sport of choice for today’s sports fan by a landslide. Television ratings, stadium capacities, and apparel sales will quickly lead someone to that conclusion. But even with all of the success, football seems to be at a crossroads.
Our gladiators are losing their minds on and off the field. Literally!
It seems today’s players are more fragile than we thought. Which means football as the #1 business in sports is more fragile than we thought.
