Seahawks' Stance Against Domestic Abuse Continues to Fall on Deaf Ears
The NFL's nature allows for players with history of domestic abuse to continue to thrive. The Seahawks have claimed to be different, but as their recent addition of Aldon Smith exhibits, they're not the exception they want you to think they are.
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Apr 16, 2021
The Seahawks' busy offseason didn't kick off with a major re-signing or a splashy trade. Instead, shortly after the team's early playoff exit, news broke of a horrifying and cowardly act by one of their backup offensive lineman, Chad Wheeler.
On the morning of January 23, Wheeler was arrested after nearly beating his then girlfriend to death after she refused to bow to him, according to the police report.