Say What? Ray Lewis Of Baltimore Ravens Says Crime Will Rise In The If NFL Season Isn't Played Vid
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We're now in day 73 of the NFL lockout. The longest in the league's history with no end in sight.
On one end you have billionaire owners, who will be paid a guaranteed $4 billion in television revenue whether the season gets played or not. And on the other end you have the players, who a lot of fans view as being greedy and overpaid.
The two sides can't agree on how to split up $9 billion in revenue, which puts the 2011 NFL season in danger of not being played or cut short.
In the end it's the fans who fork over their hard earned money buying tickets and merchandise that will get the short end of the stick. But would they be angry enough to take to the streets and commit crimes out of anger or boredom as Ray Lewis of the Baltimore Ravens suggests?
In an interview with ESPN, the linebacker says the crime rate in America will rise if there is no football.
“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 said in the interview. "There's too many people that live through us, people live through us. Yeah, walk in the streets, the way I walk the streets, and I'm not talking about the people you see all the time."
Asked why he thought crime would increase during a lockout, Lewis said, “there's nothing else to do."
Sure, football is America's favorite sport by far. Super Bowl XLIV had 106.5 million viewers according to Nielsen Media. Baseball's World Series and the NBA Finals don't come close to those numbers. However the idea fans will take to the streets and commit crimes if there are no games on Sunday seems kind of silly in my opinion.
What do you think of Lewis' comments? Will fans go nuts in the streets if the season isn't played?
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Comment by BlackEskimo on May 25, 2011 at 7:18am -
I agree with him. Go visit these small towns like Ohio, Pittsburgh, etc. These people live off of football. a week before the game the whole city is wearing their football jerseys to work, the store, the bar. It's crazy!
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Comment by DJ Kells on May 24, 2011 at 8:21pm
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No "Young" Cali ....hes WRONG!!!! Real smart millionares , dont let there friends , partners, family or associates ingage in criminal activity??? They teach them how to eat, build , and survive in rough times..
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Comment by Young Cali Da Cannon on May 24, 2011 at 12:35pm -
He's right. i was just sayin this same s*** to my coworkers!
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Comment by cube2187 on May 24, 2011 at 10:27am -
ray is the greatest linebacker of all-time #1
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Comment by shooter 27 on May 24, 2011 at 9:21am -
HE AINT LYIN ITS ROUGH IN MY CITY WUT U THINK ITS CALLED BODYMORE 4 NOTHIN WE LOVE OUR RAVENS AND IF ITS NO SEASON ITS GONNA B A CRIME WAVE RAY KNO WUT HE TALKIN BOUT.... 410 443 ALL DAY TILL DA CASKET DROP
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Comment by Dice 22 on May 24, 2011 at 7:54am -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUfmy-_H-S4
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Comment by MONT@N@ FLY on May 24, 2011 at 6:52am -
IN BMORE HELL YEA IT WELL BUT HOW MUCH WORSE CAN IT GET OUT THERE
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Comment by CripHop816 on May 24, 2011 at 5:24am -
i agree wtih ya Ray Rave even though ya a** knocked my Chiefs out the playofss
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Comment by Stop H8n on May 24, 2011 at 4:48am -
You fools the man is telling the truth. thousands of people will lose income. these young people out here will start doing things like selling drugs trying to make ends meet. nobody is talking about people going to start getting killed. just because you havent been caught commiting a crime doesnt mean they are innocent.
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Comment by Hollowtip84 on May 24, 2011 at 4:09am -
all i know is i work at a strip club and football kills mondays sundays....
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