Honestly, this news is disgraceful, though it's not so much because a soon-to-be convicted felon is set to make an appearance for another NFL team, as much as it is that said roster belongs to the Seahawks. I mean, how the mighty have fallen. I'm just made sick to the pit(y) of my stomach by the idea of a once vaunted defense going scouring through the trash for any available garbage human that can adequately diagnose an RPO. From the legendary Legion Of Boom to bringing in a face soon fit for a mugshot to serve as a leader to what's now literally only an Earl Thomas trade away from becoming the Legion Of Doomed. Talk about a sad, sad day for Seattle sports. In all seriousness, while I too find the frequency with which white collar criminals can so often buy a pass in this country a bit disconcerting, is this really the story that's going to make us stomp our feet and demand that a league that's currently jammed up in a collusion case become even more of a moral authority? I obviously wouldn't say it's a great look for the NFL, but what ever is? If you're sitting around expecting Goodell and the gang to come down hard on a victimless crime in order to maintain some ethical safe haven then I have no choice to question how you managed to hold your breath with your head under all that sand for so long. Just consider what's happening here. The dumbest insider trader in investment history just contractually obligated himself to a fucking football field for what could (and should) easily be the last few months of his freedom for a long, long while. That doesn't even seem like a mildly enjoyable way to await one's fate. Plus, while the Seahawks were obviously just worried about solidifying the second level of their defense by hook or by crook, they also minimized a flight risk in the process! If Mychal Kendricks wants to brutalize his body for our entertainment and non-guaranteed money that he soon won't be able to enjoy before rotting behind bars then why would a desperate team say no to the most low-risk of commitments? It's not like the Seahawks fronted him bail in an effort to add a reliable 'backer, they are just benefiting from his abilities prior to him being sentenced for something that the men who've employed him have probably already gotten away with. Again, it's not some super savory signing that should be met with a round of applause, but let's not act like the stock market is the most egregious entity that a current NFL player is guilty of illegally beating.
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