Ray Lewis - Crime will rise if there is no NFL this fall.

SmashMouth · 05-22-2011, 04:00 PM

Ray Lewis of Baltimore Ravens says crime will rise if season lost - ESPN

One of the consequences of a lost NFL season will be an increase in crime, Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis said in a wide-raging one-on-one interview with ESPN.

"Do this research if we don't have a season -- watch how much evil, which we call crime, watch how much crime picks up, if you take away our game," Lewis told ESPN's Sal Paolantonio.

That's because, Lewis said, the NFL lockout affects "way more than us" -- the owners and the players.

"There's too many people that live through us, people live through us," he said. "Yeah, walk in the streets, the way I walk the streets, and I'm not talking about the people you see all the time."

When asked why he thought crime would increase if the NFL doesn't play games this year, Lewis said: "There's nothing else to do Sal."

Sunday is Day 68 of the lockout, which is now the longest work stoppage in NFL history. Lewis said the current dispute boils down to a matter of ego.

"It's simple, we really got to remove pride. Seriously," he said.

"There's no other reason the issue is going on," he said. "That's why I don't get into words and all that other stuff, because it takes away from life ... itself. There's people who are really struggling for real. There's real struggles out there."

foreverfan · 05-22-2011, 04:14 PM

I guess with more NFL players on the street crime would have to go up.

st thomas · 05-23-2011, 12:29 PM

is that coming from a thug himself. i'm just kidding.

saintfan · 05-23-2011, 07:48 PM

QBREES9 · 05-23-2011, 10:22 PM

Everybody need to clear there heads. Even Thugs.

skymike · 05-24-2011, 09:18 AM

a-HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.....

RAY LEWIS...

so funny!!! he's the best gift that keeps on giving since Barkley.
he sounds so expert, when he talks about crime.

Danno · 05-24-2011, 05:43 PM

He would certainly know

saintfan · 05-24-2011, 08:33 PM

Oh c'mon now, we all know little 'ray-ray' was innocent. That was just a case of the man trying to keep him down.

Srgt. Hulka · 05-24-2011, 10:28 PM

I think I'm going to have to agree with him....
If this lockout doesn't end soon, someone's going to start kicking the **** out of the owner's asses. And I think it's probably going to be treated as a crime. However, it's probably going to be easy to find a sympathetic jury.

st thomas · 05-25-2011, 12:15 PM

Originally Posted by strato

YouTube - ‪Ray of Light (Ray Lewis)‬&rlm;

totally frickin funny, strato where u get this stuff

05-22-2011, 04:00 PM	#1
SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,210 Blog Entries: 29	Ray Lewis - Crime will rise if there is no NFL this fall. Ray Lewis of Baltimore Ravens says crime will rise if season lost - ESPN One of the consequences of a lost NFL season will be an increase in crime, Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis said in a wide-raging one-on-one interview with ESPN. "Do this research if we don't have a season -- watch how much evil, which we call crime, watch how much crime picks up, if you take away our game," Lewis told ESPN's Sal Paolantonio. That's because, Lewis said, the NFL lockout affects "way more than us" -- the owners and the players. "There's too many people that live through us, people live through us," he said. "Yeah, walk in the streets, the way I walk the streets, and I'm not talking about the people you see all the time." When asked why he thought crime would increase if the NFL doesn't play games this year, Lewis said: "There's nothing else to do Sal." Sunday is Day 68 of the lockout, which is now the longest work stoppage in NFL history. Lewis said the current dispute boils down to a matter of ego. "It's simple, we really got to remove pride. Seriously," he said. "There's no other reason the issue is going on," he said. "That's why I don't get into words and all that other stuff, because it takes away from life ... itself. There's people who are really struggling for real. There's real struggles out there."

05-23-2011, 12:29 PM	#3
st thomas Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: lafayette Posts: 7,753	is that coming from a thug himself. i'm just kidding. QBREES9 likes this.

05-24-2011, 05:43 PM	#7
Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,725	He would certainly know saintfan and st thomas like this.

05-25-2011, 12:15 PM	#10
st thomas Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: lafayette Posts: 7,753	Originally Posted by strato YouTube - ‪Ray of Light (Ray Lewis)‬&rlm; totally frickin funny, strato where u get this stuff

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foreverfan 12,000 BS Posts Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Metairie, LA Posts: 13,457 Blog Entries: 5	I guess with more NFL players on the street crime would have to go up.

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QBREES9 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Haven Ct Posts: 23,985	Everybody need to clear there heads. Even Thugs.

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skymike E. Side Cholo Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: The Barrio, H-town Posts: 6,089	a-HAHAHAHAHAHAHA..... RAY LEWIS... so funny!!! he's the best gift that keeps on giving since Barkley. he sounds so expert, when he talks about crime.

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saintfan Donated Plasma Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 18,556 Blog Entries: 5	Oh c'mon now, we all know little 'ray-ray' was innocent. That was just a case of the man trying to keep him down.

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Srgt. Hulka 1000 Posts + Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Shreveport, LA Posts: 4,417	I think I'm going to have to agree with him.... If this lockout doesn't end soon, someone's going to start kicking the **** out of the owner's asses. And I think it's probably going to be treated as a crime. However, it's probably going to be easy to find a sympathetic jury.