NFL Rookie Symposium just ended. We will soon learn who was paying attention
I say it every season and unfortunately it will seemingly forever be true. Give a 22 year old man $1 million, alcohol, celebrity and a bit too much free time and trouble will find him.
It's just a fact of life. I don't care who he is. It's just a potentially highly volatile mix.
The NFL every year dutifully mandates a 2 day Rookie Symposium in an attempt to educate, warn and caution new players. This education has been going on for the last 13 years.
Has it worked?
That is a difficult question to answer.
Many would cite the very public and spectacular missteps of Michael Vick, Dontae Stallworth, Ryan Leaf and Plaxico Burress (just to name a few) and thus conclude that the Symposium has been an utter failure.
I'm not sure that they would be incorrect in their assessment but how many more young players would have gone awry if the attempt wasn't made?
The better question may be...Is there enough being done?
It's just a fact of life. I don't care who he is. It's just a potentially highly volatile mix.
The NFL every year dutifully mandates a 2 day Rookie Symposium in an attempt to educate, warn and caution new players. This education has been going on for the last 13 years.
Has it worked?
That is a difficult question to answer.
Many would cite the very public and spectacular missteps of Michael Vick, Dontae Stallworth, Ryan Leaf and Plaxico Burress (just to name a few) and thus conclude that the Symposium has been an utter failure.
I'm not sure that they would be incorrect in their assessment but how many more young players would have gone awry if the attempt wasn't made?
The better question may be...Is there enough being done?
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