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Year after year, arrest after arrest, the National Football League’s domestic violence continues with no end in sight. It’s because the league and society simply do not care. If a player abuses off the field and has the skill or potential to contribute on the field, he’s all too often allowed to keep playing, says
USA Today writer Mike Freeman.
“The NFL keeps entering this domestic violence Groundhog Day,” Freeman writes. “Why? Because teams still see talent as the primary factor in their decision-making, they will take chances on players.”
Freeman’s post is a response to the latest outrageous behavior of an NFL player – Seattle offensive lineman Chad Wheeler (in above photo). He was arrested and charged with first-degree domestic violence assault, domestic violence unlawful imprisonment and resisting arrest. He had ordered his girlfriend to bow down to him, she refused and he proceeded to dislocate her arm and choke her to the point o