On May 21 in my American Sport in the 21st Century class we talked about deviance and how it is a major issue in the sport industry. Deviance is when it goes against the norm, and also is using behavior and attitude that is unacceptable within society. Illegal drugs, crimes being committed are deviant. Many athletes have had deviant behavior. Many NFL players, both veterans and rookies have been deviant so far this year. For example, rookie linebackers Randy Gregory and Shane Ray were recently cited for possession of marijuana. This led to their draft stock being hurt. Both projected as early to mid first round pick to being taken in the late first round for Ray (23rd overall to the Denver Broncos) and late round 2 for Gregory (60th overall to the Dallas Cowboys), respectively.
As discussed in the article written by Frank Schwab of yahoo.com, he writes the many issues that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has had to deal with last football season. Goodell has faced many criticism this season. For example, many people argued that the suspension laid down by Goodell on former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice was not severe enough. Goodell handed Rice a two game suspension for the domestic assault on his fiancé turned wife Janay Palmer, now Janay Rice. Another issue that was brought up was about Deflate-gate. Just recently now a decision was made and suspensions, fines, and draft picks, were all handed down from the NFL to the New England Patriots and starting quarterback Tom Brady. Deviance comes in all different forms and no matter the severity of crime that was done, they are all deviant in one way or another.
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