Who Can You Trust?

The NFL's list of off the field incidents just keeps on growing. In the last few days, there have been three negative incidents involving NFL players. Let's start with the most recent incident. This morning, Steelers 1st round draft pick Rashard Mendenhall was robbed. Mendenhall was an excellent runner at Illinois last year and I am really looking foward to seeing him play in the NFL, but that's beside the point. He was walking along Pittsburgh's lakefront when two men, dressed in black hoodies and ski masks, approached Mendenhall and took his wallet and phone. The poor guy is looking at his new home city with an unspecified companion, and he gets robbed. In your new home, who can you trust?

Chicago Bears running back Cedric Benson was arrested for resisting arrest, after being charged with boating while intoxicated. Haha. Boating while intoxicated, that's a new one. Isn't that one of the best parts about going out on a boat? To have a few drinks? Well, whatever. Benson had to be sprayed with mace, after he refused to go back onto land with the police. Benson told his account of the story. He said that he passed all the sobriety tests that the police gave to him, but they insisted he still go back to land with them. He resisted, and was sprayed. Benson also said he wasn't drunk, although there was alcohol on the boat. Benson has a lot to prove in the NFL, so this isn't the best way to do it. Between Benson and the cops, who can you trust?

Marvin Harrison...Wow. Marvin is one of the best receivers ever. He is known for being quiet all the time, unlike other showboating receivers in the league. Marvin just goes out and plays his game every Sunday. So why is Marvin involved in a shooting outside of his bar, called Playmakers? There was a dispute with Harrison and someone in the bar. The story is still not clear, but it seems that Harrison followed the man outside. The man was later shot and wounded in the hand. Tests show that the bullets shot were from a custom Belgian weapon, a weapon that Harrison owns.

The weird thing is that Harrison's camp claims that Marvin isn't even involved in the shooting. The cops don't have any suspects yet. If it happens to be Marvin who shot the gun...I don't know... I really do not know. Marvin Harrison is one of the most respected players in sports. Period. He is the textbook definition of a football player. He puts his body on the line every Sunday and doesn't have to be a loud mouth. So how can Marvin be involved in such a horrible situation? I would think you could trust Marvin Harrison, of all people. But, who can you trust?