What Would You Tell Oakland Raiders Rookies?

An Interview, An Alert

One young man about 23 years old said, "The flesh is weak." 

He sounded like a social worker or counselor to me. I asked him what he meant.

He explained that no matter how much my generation tries to teach and warn NFL rookies about some of the social woes that come along with the experiences of being a celebrity, the players may eventually meet with temptations that are too great to resist.

Sometimes those temptations arise during a young player's career with the Oakland Raiders. Sometimes they come during those transitional periods when the player is cut or traded.

I emphasized, "What about the price you pay for some of those mistakes?"

He gazed ...

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