My thesis is that it’s a combination of both. Clearly this guy had a lot of issues going into college but he, to his credit, managed to quash much of that during his glory years in Pittsburgh. But eventually whether by too many hits or just his nature, his true self emerged. And here we are.
I’m a Steelers fan. It is sad what happened to this guy who came into the league as a humble, hard-working sixth-round pick who earned his way up the starting lineup and to fame and fortune. He came from the ‘hood in the Miami area and was such a rabble rouser, he was essentially exiled to Central Michigan University instead of University of Miami or Florida State where he could have easily played. His early years in Pittsburgh made it appear that he truly matured and turned his life around for the better. Then he started to go bats*** and forced a trade to the Raiders, who shipped him off before he ever played a down for them. He bounced around a lot after that though he won a Super Bowl with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, playing with Tom Brady.
First round hall of famer? Doubtful. He certainly would have been if he just played the remainder of his career without the shenanigans. He may get there eventually; he has the stats for it. He may be waiting a while though.
Many good and common-sense policies are coming from Central and South America these days - El Salvador, Peru, Argentina. Sadly, we've turned into the Banana Republic in their place.
As long as these are mostly conservatives who will vote accordingly, I see this is as a good thing. Sadly, California is a lost cause for conservatives while Texas is in a dogfight as an increasingly purple state.
This is a positive step and so are the universities who are doing away with pro-DEI statements for university job positions. Not nearly enough but some progress in undoing the massive damage that DEI types have wrought after Ferguson and George Floyd.
This has been a highly lucrative grift that needs to DIE and soon.