When the NFL first rose above baseball as the most popular sport in America, it did so on the backs of men touted as great role models, men America’s youth could embrace as guys they wanted to be when they grew up. United Way commercials showing pro players helping kids and families were as prominent back in the day as cell phone commercials are...

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