Thuggery, Ghetto Life, and Attitudes: Three More Arrests in the NFL This Week...

A lot of people, over the years, have criticized the NBA for being too "ghetto", and, of course, we had a politician decide to take a Twitter shot at the league, saying that, if two-thirds of the teams in the league folded, the only real difference would be a rise in street crime.

(Whether he said that about the players or the fans is another matter.)

But they don't seem to hold a candle to the NFL, where, this week, three more bastions of American Manhood have seen fit to get themselves in serious trouble:

• Chris Culliver of the 49ers, he of the "sweet stuff" homophobia comment before the Super Bowl against the Ravens, showed us (allegedly) how "sour" he wants things to be.  He has been arrested tonight on felony hit and run charges on a bicyclist.  In addition, he also faces weapons charges for producing a pair of brass knuckles against a witness to it who confronted him on the first felony.
• Ray Rice, speaking of the Ravens, was indicted by a grand jury on aggravated assault this week.  His alleged target is no real shock:  His fiance.  Casino in New Jersey, the aggravation coming from a TMZ video claimed to be of Rice taking an unconscious woman from the elevator at that casino.
• And then there's DeSean Jackson, now a free agent.  Why was he released?  According to the Eagles, Jackson has ties to the Southern California gang the Crips.  Jackson denies the claim.

Is this what it takes to be an NFL player, fealty-swearers?