Houston Texans DL J.J. Watt: We Are Not All Brutes

The NFL is undergoing easily one of the worst PR moments in recent history with the recent cases of domestic violence and alleged child abuse. With the media taking advantage of the controversies and the NFL's inability to appropriately deal with them to sell papers and generate page views something very important has been overlooked.

While many of these guys are freaking huge monstrous people that could bruise us if they looked at us too hard they are for the most part alright guys.

They may play a game that can be pretty brutal, but that doesn't mean that is what they are like away from the game. Most guys are able to turn off that side of them when they are not playing. With all the attention that the actual brutes are getting many of the other players are starting to speak up to make sure fans remember that.

Via ESPN:

"I think that there are a lot of players in the league and a lot of athletes who do a great job, on and off the field," Watt said. "I think there are guys who don't get a lot of publicity and recognition for the things that they do. But that's part of the business. You know, negativity kind of sells the headlines.

"But I think there are a lot of guys who do a lot of good. And you try and support those guys and pump those guys up as much as you can."

The sad fact is that as long as controversy sells papers and generates traffic online it is going to be what dominates the headlines and not the guys that actual deserve the attention.

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