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Article #169: The NFL Bad Boys And The Good Things They Do

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






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