No, not cool.

When you come across a story like of Richard Collier, it's terrible to hear. Even if he was hardly known throughout the professional league, too often are stories like those are popping up in the professional league.

There's Javon Walker.
Sean Taylor.
Darrent Williams.
Josh Hancock.
Eddie Griffin.
To name a few, just in 2007 and 2008.

Now, it isn't just players in football or is it always African-American. But to point out, it is foolish to take advantage of so much talent and drain it all away with bad decisions.

If you look or don't look at the articles, here is a good set of rules to follow.

1) Clubbing, especially past 1:00am. (Don't you think a bunch of crazy drunks will be out then?)
2) Booze, Pot, any other illegal drugs. (If you do drugs for stupid reasons, you don't deserve to be my friend)
3) Rich? Don't show off and mock others with that. (You put yourself vulnerable to mugging and attacks)
4) You don't need any of the first three points. (Yup yup)

It probably is very very obvious that you should follow those points. Your parents nag at you all the time and it is common sense. But if grown men who probably have aren't that stupid does it, you never know. So LISTEN TO YOUR PARENTS and DON'T DO DRUGS or else you aren't cool =(.