Does Crime Pay for Professional Athletes?

The National Football League (NFL) seems to be laced with players who make a load of money but are not positive role models of society.  The NFL is sending the message that it is okay to be a “Bad Boy” just play well on the field.  Dallas Cowboys running back Joseph Randle is now on the forefront after stealing underwear lands him a reward. Randle committed a crime and was rewarded with an endorsement. Does crime pay for athletes?

The NFL fined Randle $29,500 after he was caught shoplifting last week.  Not only did this NFL player steal underwear, he was also caught trying to steal cologne from a department store. Within a week Randle has gone from stealing underwear to becoming a spokesman for MeUndies, a Los Angeles based lifestyle brand.  The company is paying him enough to defray the cost of his fine; in other words they are bearing the weight of his consequences which reduces the change of a positive lesson being learned.

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