NFL News: Former Bears Cornerback Wanted in Canada for Bank Fraud By Grant Winsauer

According to Twitter, former Chicago Bears cornerback Buster Skrine is on the run from the cops in Canada for bank fraud.

This could be a huge dent in Skrine’s career because he had a lot of potential while playing in the NFL. His problem was that he could never find the right landing spot for the teams he played for.

According to ESPN.com, he played for four teams in his 11-year career: the Cleveland Browns, the New York Jets, the Chicago Bears, and the Tennessee Titans. The Browns drafted him in the fifth round of the 2011 NFL Draft. During his 11-year career, he played 157 games with 491 solo and 99 assisted tackles. He had six forced fumbles, ten interceptions, and 89 pass deflections. For a fifth-round pick to have stats like that, he had a pretty good career in the NFL.

I don’t understand why athletes get paid so much and think they are invisible, as if the law doesn’t apply to them since they have money. Some athletes have been preparing to play a professional sport their whole lives, and they don’t understand one mistake could throw you out of the league for good. Look at Henry Ruggs, who had an excellent rookie year for the Raiders, and then he decides to go on a drunk joyride where he killed someone driving 156 miles per hour.

According to ESPN.com, he was sentenced to three-to-10 years in prison and will most likely never play football again. According to sportingnews.com, another example could be Rashee Rice, WR for the Kansas City Chiefs. He and a friend of his were involved in a hit-and-run accident, and while Rice will most likely be allowed to play football again, he will most likely face suspension during this upcoming season.

 I don’t understand why professional athletes decide to mess up their careers by making stupid decisions when they get to play a game as their occupation.