Who’s To Blame For NFL Bad Boys?

Texas coach Charlie Strong met with embattled NFL commissioner Roger Goodell last Sunday and the two concluded that college coaches need to do more to prepare their players. Goodell has faced heightened scrutiny in the wake of a number of recent domestic violence scandals, most notably that involving Ray Rice and accusations that the NFL did not adequately investigate the incident or punish the player involved. Strong said that colleges were sending players of questionable character to the NFL. On Tuesday the head coaches at Washington’s two FBS programs offered dissenting opinions/ Jacob Thorpe , SR. (SR photo: Mike Leach says any player who hits a female would be dismissed immediately at WSU)

Question: Who’s to blame for the bad behavior of professional football players — the NFL or the colleges that nurtured them?