| The media loves to slam the bad boys of the | | | | they have done: |
| NFL. Players such as Terrell Owens and Randy | | | | |
| Moss are made to look like spoiled and | | | | Randy Moss |
| obnoxious jerks by the media. As sports fans, | | | | |
| you hear about their huge multi-million | | | | * Spends time visiting local schools and |
| dollar contracts and their problems on and | | | | meeting children |
| off the field. | | | | |
| | | | * Donates time and money to the Make a Wish |
| As a recently retired NFL player, I know what | | | | Foundation to help terminally ill children |
| goes on behind the scenes in the lives of NFL | | | | |
| players. I know about both the good and the | | | | * Donates to the St. Joseph's Home for |
| bad. I decided to write this article to let | | | | Children in Minneapolis and an orphanage |
| you know about the side of players that is | | | | clinic in Mexico |
| rarely covered by the media because it is not | | | | |
| considered exciting and newsworthy. I want to | | | | * Sponsors a celebrity fishing tournament to |
| talk about the many wonderful things the "bad | | | | raise money for Smile Network International, |
| boys" of the NFL do to make this world a | | | | which provides free reconstructive surgeries |
| better place. | | | | to impoverished children in developing |
| | | | countries |
| Randy Moss and Terrell Owen have both have | | | | |
| worked extremely hard to make their dreams | | | | Terrell Owens |
| come true. There are 1800 players in the NFL | | | | |
| and out of those 1800 players, the media | | | | * Runs the Terrell Owens Foundation and holds |
| seems to only care about the bad things | | | | many events to raise money for The |
| players do. As they say in news, "if it | | | | Alzheimer's Association. |
| bleeds it leads." When was the last time you | | | | |
| saw a major story on ESPN about a wonderful | | | | * Holds youth football camps and is |
| thing a player did to help a child or help | | | | personally involved in teaching young |
| their community? My guess is you probably | | | | players. |
| cannot remember. But you certainly remember | | | | |
| hearing about Terrell Owens not getting along | | | | * Auctioned his 2004 Philadelphia Eagles NFC |
| with a player or a coach or Randy Moss doing | | | | Championship ring to raise money for |
| a fake moon to the fans of the Green Bay | | | | hurricane Katrina relief |
| Packers. | | | | |
| | | | Now that you know more about the good these |
| So for those of you that think Randy Moss and | | | | players are doing, I hope you will see them |
| Terrell Owens are horrible people, please | | | | in a different light and not be so quick to |
| take a moment to read about the good things | | | | judge them negatively. |