Yesterday, we shared a photo post of 34 Broncos arrests since 2000 -- the third most of any NFL team over that period. Many of those busted are no longer on the team (like Laurence Maroney, seen here), and some players were booked multiple times (Brandon Marshall topped the roster, with four). Still, the results didn't inspire one reader to cheer.
Idiocracy in America writes:
It's pathetic these are the delinquents Americans call their heroes.... Just image if children aspired to be more like scientists, doctors and teachers. The great American decline....
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