NFL Running Back Jonathan Dwyer Reportedly Arrested for Domestic Violence

[demmiblue]

Source: The Wire

Yet another NFL player is dealing with repercussions from a domestic abuse incident, the fourth such case to come to light this week. Arizona Cardinals running back Jonathan Dwyer was reportedly arrested for domestic violence on Wednesday, according to a report from 3TV anchor Tyler Baldwin.

According to CBS News, Dwyer was charged with aggravated assault and preventing someone from calling 911.

This comes after Baltimore's Ray Rice was terminated for punching his wife in a February incident, Adrian Peterson was indicted on child abuse charges, and Greg Hardy was deactivated due to a domestic violence conviction from this summer.

http://www.thewire.com/national/2014/09/another-nfl-player-jonathan-dwyer-reported-charged-with-domestic-violence/380394/


What the hell is going on?!

[dhill926]

1. always felt those first cases...

were the tip of the iceberg. Not gonna be pretty….

[lpbk2713]

2. I'd say the NFL has an image problem.

At the very least. They need to sit everyone down in an anger management class for starters. And then go to deeper individualized counseling as more violent tendencies come to the surface.

[alarimer]

5. No, it's sports culture.

Sports in general are havens for bad behavior. Football may be one of the worst because of its violent nature. It provides a haven for violent people who (normally) channel their aggression on the playing field, but often spills over to real life.

And of course there is the pressure to sweep things under the rug, which is what the NFL normally does.

I'd say the NFL and professional sports in general need to clean house. Get rid of anyone with a violent crime on their records, past of present and develop a zero tolerance policy for violence from here on out. One strike and you are out.

[MerryBlooms]

3. Maybe it's finally the end

of off-field violence being swept under the rug.
I'll keep my fingers crossed.
Wouldn't it be great if a big bright light was shown on all DV (partner on partner and on child).

[ripcord]

4. Maybe the women

Are finally starting to understand that these guys aren't going to get special treatment.

[SoCalDem]

6. What is going on.

Young men who have been coddled and bravo-ed for their physical prowess since they were adolescents, suddenly making bazillions of dollars.

Their coaches have always "looked out for them". Now they are adults (age-wise) and they will have lady friends, girlfriends, wives. and the babies that go along with adult relationships. In every coupling, there comes a time when the things that once were cute & endearing, are no longer so., but the woman in the relationship often sees him a her man/her support system.

He may see himself as a major star who earns so much money, he'd be better off on his own, but he's now tied to this nagging woman and those screaming kids, and any little thing will set him off. She may stay because she NEEDS to stay (financially) or she still thinks she can change him..

Coaches used to just chalk it up to "bad-boy" behavior, but social media and mandated physician reporting, has changed the game.

What has to happen, is for these bullies to get cut from high school teams, and not be offered college scholarships. If they want to act like run of the mill bullies, let them stay in their neighborhoods for local police to tend to. They should not be invited into big-bucks sports unless they can behave like responsible adult men.

perhaps???

[Calista241]

7. In my first job out of college, i had a young colleague

who always used to tell me that I was her co-worker at her part time job (and we were both working 45+ hours / week). She considered her full time job to be the romantic pursuit of a local college football player who had good prospects of going to the NFL.

She was in a physical relationship with him, and she was trying her absolute hardest to get pregnant without his knowledge to "cement" their permanent relationship. He did eventually go to the NFL, but i have no idea if he hooked up long term with my former colleague.