Report: Cowboys' Bryant arrested for assault

Football players are sheltered from the "real world" from before High School.  Many never have studied, don't have to study, and are given a "free pass" through High School and College.  They are pampered and coddled until they believe rules never apply to them.

As they engage life and begin to live in society - as opposed to a jocks only dorm - they often run afoul of the law.  Many still believe they are too valuable to be held accountable the way you or I are. 

So, quite a few stumble through life, careening from one disaster to another.  Their final awakening often comes when they are deemed no longer useful to their owners  --  then the "difficult", but talented ones are cast aside - and the world smacks them up side the head.

So, the violence is not the only problem with football  --  the way we idealize them, and the way their owners make a fortune FROM them is another major problem.

Just look at the record of nightclub "altercations", domestic abuse cases, drug busts, etc., etc., etc. various athletes and former athletes are involved in.  Then think about the priorities of our society.

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 Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant was arrested on Saturday and charged with a Class A misdemeanor for assaulting a female family member, according to multiple reports out of Dallas.
The victim did not require hospitalization, according to MyFOXdfw.com. Bryant, 23, turned himself in Monday and was released after posting bond. Bryant said "I'm good, I'm good," when contacted by News 8 in DeSoto, Texas. It would be the latest in a string of off-field incidents for Bryant. He was involved in an altercation with rapper Lil' Wayne at a night club in South Beach in January, although he was not arrested. Bryant was temporarily banned from a mall last ear for arguing with security officers about his saggy pants. He has also been sued by a jewelry maker who claimed he owed $850,000 for unpaid merchandise. Bryant's college career at Oklahoma State ended prematurely when he was declared ineligible by the NCAA for impermissable contact with retired NFL star Deion Sanders.