The Dude

Darren Sharper nominated for NFL Hall of Fame .
If he gets in I wonder if he will be at the HOF game in his orange jumpsuit??

He won't get in though.
Unless he slips the judges a Micky.

RaginCajun83

The Dude

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Rugby Saint II

No way! They won't vote for the rapist.

lee909

They wont vote him in but they had to at least have him as a nomination as the bye laws say only onfield is considered

RaginCajun83

how else did LT and countless others get in, its not a citizenship award its a football award

WillMacKenzie

As a football player, he deserves consideration.

The NFL doesn't have to go into detail and advertise all the horrible things he's done off the field.

If kids see his bust in the hall, and Google him, then they can read about what he did off the field. But history is history, you don't erase it just because you don't agree with it. Otherwise, you're taking away a good learning opportunity from younger generations.

The Dude

His situation is a little different than players that are drug addicts, poor locker room guys, dirty players, and players who get arrested for DWI and fighting. He drugged and raped several woman and admitted to it. To me one of the most heinous crimes besides that of murder or child molestation.
Their needs to be a line. And yes the rules say on the field and not related to character. Still some moron decided to nominate him. I would think human compassion would prevail and someone would have enough class not to even mention him.

burningmetal

I am usually against mixing on field performance with a person's character. I don't respect people who break rules or who act like idiots. But I don't think it matters when talking about performance awards.

But there a couple of extreme things that disqualify a person, as far as I'm concerned. If you murder someone, rape someone, molest a child or anything of that nature, you forfeit everything else.

It's true that it still doesn't technically take away from the on field accomplishments, but the idea of bringing any sort of honor to the name of that type of criminal does not sit well with me, personally. I am certain Sharper won't get in, but I know some will argue that he should. I just don't agree. Sharper is a serial rapist. We're not talking about a guy who simply hired a prostitute, or just had one situation where some things got out of hand. He made a habit of this. I don't really care what he did on the field. How do you honor someone like that?

If I had a nickel for every time I heard that, the NFL would fine and suspend me.

WillMacKenzie

After reading the HOF's official mission statement, I redact my previous post. He shouldn't get in. Part of the qualifications are the values of the game.

That being said, I don't think being honored by the NFL means as much as it used to anymore either.