Lanky Livingston
Guest
Another perspective from a former player:
http://deadspin.com/5890893/
This is life for a guy inside the NFL bubble, a world where extreme violence is rewarded with a paycheck. Before he got money to play the game, this violence was rewarded with pats on the back, special treatment, undeserved grades, scholarships, women, and status. There has always been a reward system in place for playing the game viciously. In the NFL, above all else, that reward is keeping your job.
http://deadspin.com/5890893/