Is Ben Roethlisberger MVP and role model material? (Part 6)
This is the sixth and final part of a six part series of articles discussing whether Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, also known as Big Ben, is worthy of the National Football League (NFL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) award and if he is a good role model.
This may not seem like a big deal to many, but that’s because everyone carries around their own baggage.
Animal lovers certainly won’t be forgiving Philadelphia Eagles’ quarterback Michael Vick for his federal dog fighting charges from over two years ago anytime soon. Even people who don’t have dogs of their own strongly dislike, if not hate, Vick. But then Vick also performed a small act that most people aren’t aware of. Maybe this will change your opinion on him a bit.
A sportswriter spoke to Vick before a game. Later on, he found out that the writer did not have any children but ran a dog rescue service out of his home with his wife. They take abused or abandoned animals, nurse them back to full health, and give them for adoption. After Vick found out, he made a donation to the writer’s service. Ok, so he made a donation, big deal. But the thing is that he did this for himself, not show. He made the donation, but wanted to assure that it was kept private.
That is probably the best thing that Vick could have done. He and Ben both know that people do not like them. Vick was found guilty and sentenced to 18 months in a federal prison for the dog fighting ring while Ben wasn’t even charged. This created a lot of commotion when it was made known that Ben was not going to be charged because African-American players such as Vick and Adam “Pacman” Jones were punished harshly. Both Ben’s and Vick’s crimes were very different. Ben’s was supposedly against women and Vick’s was against animals.
So no one is saying that Ben is innocent. They do not know what crimes Ben has or has not committed. They do not know what he is able to do. They just don’t know.
What do you think? Should Ben be forgiven for what he is said to have done?
The remaining article will be discussed in the next part of this series. Take a look!
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