Uncle Si
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Hasselbeck":31np55lg said:Uncle Si":31np55lg said:Seahwkgal":31np55lg said:I will never understand these stupid kids and their need to cling on to the "thug" lifestyle. Especially when they have the funds and the means to get away from it. I would guess that Jackson does not/did not have a father figure in his life. Yet, some kids do manage to do OK without that influence. I just don't get it.
really? maybe read the article?
Since joining the Eagles in 2008, Jackson -- a three-time Pro Bowl player -- has been an active member of the Philadelphia community and has been involved in several charities. He has been particularly active in campaigning against youth bullying.
Lara, his former high school coach who now is head coach at Warren High School in Downey, Calif., said Jackson has been nothing but friendly when the wide receiver has visited Poly High during NFL bye weeks. Lara added that Jackson has even been willing to bring his anti-bullying message to Warren.
"As a player, he was a great kid for me," Lara said. "I didn't have any issues. I loved his leadership. He had a chip on his shoulder and, as a coach, you like to see that in a great athlete. He had something to prove.
"I was a little worried about him after his father passed. I know his mother tried to get involved [in his life], but I haven't seen any indication [Jackson is involved with gangs] outside of him starting up his rap label. Athletes like to portray a tough image with gangsters and whatever else. Maybe he's playing into that. That's a part of him that I never really saw."
Lots of presumption here. I doubt Jackson is some saint but some seem quick to label
No one thought Aaron Hernandez was about to shoot someone execution style either.
Lots of red flags with this story. You don't just out and out cut a talent like this without many reasons to do so.
10.5 million per year reasons..
come on man, this is the NFL. there is nothing in that story that indicates he was close to trouble. To assume the Eagles cut him because of gang ties is buying into the notion that the league is deeply concerned with a number of its players.
Hernandez is an anomally. He is not the norm. Neither is OJ, or that WR for the Panthers.