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So far, the evidence of his being a follower of Farrakhan and his "nation of Islam" is quite conclusive. The idea that he was a good football player, seems quite irrelevant.
After all, there was once a football player who was good enough to play professionally for the jaguars..who contracted to have his pregnant girlfriend murdered. Other held dog fights, and how many are hauled in for 'domestic violence' ?
No, being an accomplished athlete is not a good defense, in fact a small nomber have been found to be using rage producing steroids.