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| 7th November, 2008 - 1:57 pm | Wall Street Journal - NFL teams are hiring former police officers and FBI agents as security chiefs, ordering up extensive background checks, installing video-surveillance systems in locker rooms, chasing down rumors, and sometimes forbidding players from talking to the press.
A study by the San Diego Union-Tribune found at least 57 NFL players have been arrested so far this year and that about 10% of the league's players currently on rosters have been arrested during their playing careers. NFL spokesman Greg Aiello says the league doesn't track arrest records. He says the 10% figure is misleading because it includes instances where charges were dropped. [READ] |
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