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Message: <blockquote data-quote="HardRightEdge" data-source="post: 780715">I wouldn't be so sure that domestic violence in the NFL is more frequent than in the general population.The NCADV estimates that 1/3 of women and 1/4 of men will experience domestic violence sometime in their lives.  Based on those estimates, if we assume all 2,000 players on opening day rosters are straight and have female partners at least off-and-on in their lives (which is probably pretty close to true), this data suggests about 700 of them perpetrate domestic violence sometime in their lives if their behavior is in line with the general population.We can probably agree that relationships go sour for three primary causes:  cheating, money issues and/or alcohol or drug abuse.  At least NFL players don't have the money issues of the general population while they are playing.  We might presume the NFL rules that can take a player from a fat paycheck to no paycheck is a strong disincetive toward substance abuse and domestic violence.  Conversely, incidents may go unreported by women who tolerate such behavior because their partner provides a comfortable lifestyle.I don't think we can draw the conclusion that these guys are more prone to domestic violence than the general population without some hard data and that's hard to come by because of the unknown unreported incidents.</blockquote>

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