Wasif's World

Michael Vick got his release from prison today 23 months after he was first indicted on charges of doing bad things to dogs. (Has it been that long already?)

And of course Dante Stallworth is a free man again after serving his time. About 23 DAYS -- considerably less time than Vick. (I was wondering what my sentence would be if I was driving drunk and ran over a dog who was jaywalking. Hmm. If anyone is familiar with the law, let me know that one.)

And of course you have Adam "Pacman" Jones. (Could we just change his nickname to "Frogger?" That man's been crushed so many times, it isn't news anymore. I mean, it's his own damn fault for trying to cross the highway to get to the river at a time when there's a log avalanche happening.)

If you saw the recent story ESPN did on Jonesy, you'll know that he was at a strip club literally throwing money away. He had $40,000 turned into ones. INTO ONES! How many is that? And why do they keep that many ones on hand?!

But there's a troubled individual that is threatening to change the culture of the sport like even these bad seeds could never do. His name is Myron Rolle and he was a safety for Florida State University. (I know what you're saying, "Uh oh, Florida State, here we go." But it's much worse than you can imagine.)

This Myron Rolle -- even as I write his name, a little bile comes up into my mouth -- this Myron Rolle has put the NFL on hold to go to Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar to study medical anthropology. WHAT?!

He's going to Oxford? How many Super Bowls have they won? And who's this Rhodes guy? Was he a defensive back that went to Oxford?

What kind of a signal is this sending to all those NFLers who want to buck the system and ride their God-given talents in a manner that shows the world how entitled they are?

This Rolle fella leaves the football field and the weight room and heads to the hospital where he shadows orthopedic surgeons around as they do rounds. Or he goes back to his place to study.

When's the time for shooting firearms at unsuspecting vagrants? When does he find a free moment to drive dangerously fast through residential areas?

What message does this send to those aspiring to get to the NFL just to sign one lucrative guaranteed deal and take the rest of their lives off to get into mischief?

I hope Roger Goodell takes a long, hard look at this. Rolle's actions bring credence to the thought that the NFL stands for "No Fun League." It can't be good to have these Rhodes Scholar-types infiltrating NFL locker rooms ... without firearms!

Well, he'll have one year to come up with something, for Myron Rolle is going to get his Master's in England and expects to be drafted in the first or second round in 2010. One team is going to have a huge problem on its hands next year with this guy influencing the rest of the team to go to church or something like that instead of to the gentleman's club.

The times, they are a-changin'.