Raising Awareness about Domestic Violence
I have been a major fan of football ever since I can remember. I watched all the “greats” of the game with my Dad when I was little. Over recent years, I have been seriously shocked with some players regarding their abusive actions and hoped the league and NFL Commissioner would hold them accountable. The almost weekly accounts of abuse from some players prompted Commissioner Roger Goodell to take a serious look at the issues of domestic violence in the NFL and inspired conversations to bring some much-needed education and awareness to intimate partner violence. Yet, with all the bad, comes some good. I was never more impressed with a player than in the 2015 season when I saw William Gay wear those now famous purple shoes. Finally, someone was taking a stand for anti-violence. You see, when William was 8 years old, he lost his mother when she was fatally shot three times by his step-father before he killed himself. He said his mother “didn’t kn...